26.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Treeton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Treeton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Treeton now volunteer, making it a community where people give their time far more than in most other areas. This spirit of contribution is seen across the board, from high rates of unpaid care to a strong commitment to local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.5% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 20.5% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is reflected in high rates of housework and childcare, with 27.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
20.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Treeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51468/treeton/topic/community