12.3% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Usher · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Usher
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.3% of people in Usher volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9%. Overall, community involvement and unpaid care in the area track closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with just 12.3% of residents helping out. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is seen in 27.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Other unpaid work is less common, with 11.4% of people providing general unpaid care and 20.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
11.4% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as both the state and national figures.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51485/usher/topic/community