17.8% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thomson Brook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Thomson Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Thomson Brook than in most other areas. While volunteering is slightly above the state figure, the most striking gap is in the high level of unpaid work and care performed by residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Western Australian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 34.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with the fact that 20.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the state and national figures, though far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas.
20.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.3% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national average.
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 Thomson Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51447/thomson-brook/topic/community