23.0% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pearce · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pearce
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Pearce volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community is very active in giving their time, both through formal volunteering and by providing significant unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.0% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.3% of people helping others. This includes 28.4% of residents caring for children and 22.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are above the national figures.
15.3% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Force veterans are well represented in Pearce, where 5.9% of people have served. This is much higher than most areas and more than double the Australian rate of 2.8%.
5.9%
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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80109/pearce/topic/community