22.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Subiaco · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Subiaco
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 22.1% of people in Subiaco volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Other forms of unpaid work and service are generally less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common in Subiaco than in most similar areas. The local rate of 22.1% is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% providing care and 17% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.4%, which is well below the state average.
10.3% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
About 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51416/subiaco/topic/community