23.4% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Curtin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 23.4% of people in Curtin volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with residents more likely to provide unpaid care and serve in the Defence Force than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 18.4% seen in the ACT and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14% of people providing support and 30.1% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas. Additionally, 22.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 6.2%, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/community