12.8% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thornlie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Thornlie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Thornlie has shifted over the last decade, with a notable focus on family support. While 29.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, this sits against a lower-than-average rate of formal volunteering. These figures suggest a community where people are more likely to help out at home than in organised groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 12.8% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 29.3% of residents providing this support, which is higher than most areas. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care is lower than in most other areas.
11.2% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
About 2.2% of people in Thornlie have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51448/thornlie/topic/community