# Community Participation — Strathalbyn

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Strathalbyn (Suburb / Locality)

A well above average share of people volunteer in Strathalbyn, where 20.3% of the community give their time. This level of engagement is significantly higher than the Western Australian and national figures. It marks the town as a place with a strong culture of community contribution.

Volunteering is common here, with 20.3% of people helping out. This is 6.2 percentage points higher than the Australian average and well above most similar areas.

Unpaid care is frequent, with 28.5% of people looking after children. This is about the same as the state average, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework per week are well above the national figure at 25.1%.

About 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 20.3% | -24.1% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 13.2% | +46.7% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 28.5% | -32.1% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 2.4% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 25.1% | -20.2% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51410/strathalbyn/topic/community