25.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stratham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stratham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Stratham has grown significantly since 2011, with volunteering now far more common than in most other areas. About 25.7% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that sits well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature of the area, with 25.7% of people helping out. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above Western Australia's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here handle unpaid work than in most areas, including 30.4% who care for children and 27.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Those providing general unpaid care make up 12.5% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Stratham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51411/stratham/topic/community