33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Takalarup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Takalarup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of the people in Takalarup volunteer their time, which is far above the national rate. This high level of community involvement is matched by a significant number of residents who take on unpaid care and domestic work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.3% of residents helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is a major part of life in Takalarup, where 41.2% of people care for children unpaid. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, and 32.4% of residents also spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. Meanwhile, 9.8% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas.
9.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 32.4%
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 one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and a little below 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 Takalarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51422/takalarup/topic/community