28.9% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swanbourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Swanbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people contribute their time to others in Swanbourne than in the rest of the country. Nearly 29% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service extends to both formal volunteering and unpaid care for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.9% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, as 14.3% of residents provide this support. This includes a high rate of people caring for children unpaid, at 34.4%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
14.3% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. About 7.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Swanbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51421/swanbourne/topic/community