0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strelley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Strelley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between Strelley and the rest of the country regarding how people spend their time. While unpaid care work is incredibly common here, formal volunteering is almost non-existent. This creates a unique profile where domestic responsibilities dominate over community-based service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Strelley reported volunteering, a figure that is far below the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest levels of participation seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 80% of people caring for children and 68% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are far above the national averages. Additionally, 40% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the 11.9% seen across Australia.
40.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
80.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
68.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 68.0%
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.
No residents in Strelley have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9% and the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Strelley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51414/strelley/topic/community