37.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
West Island stands out among similar areas for its exceptionally high levels of community involvement. Roughly 37.2% of residents volunteer, a figure far above both the national and territory averages. This strong spirit of participation is seen alongside a higher-than-usual proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.2% of people giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the territory average of 21.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is very low, with 0% of people providing care, which is far below the national figure. Only 18.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate much lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 5.8% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 West Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL90005/west-island/topic/community