21.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albany (South West) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Albany (South West)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of community involvement define Albany (South West), where volunteering rates are among the highest for similar areas. About 21.1% of residents give their time to volunteer, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, though the rate has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011. At 21.1%, the proportion of people who volunteer is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, reaching 12.7%. While those caring for children are less common than in most areas, a much higher proportion of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.2%, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 61% of state electorate 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 Albany (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50106/albany/topic/community