11.6% —
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armadale (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Armadale (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Armadale (East Metropolitan) give their time to volunteer work, though many are heavily involved in caring for children. Only 11.6% of the community volunteers, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a local environment where unpaid efforts are focused more on the home than on community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in other areas, with only 11.6% of people pitching in. This figure is well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is a significant part of daily life, with 28.7% of people doing so unpaid, which is higher than most areas. In contrast, the 19.2% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is lower than most other places.
11.5% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
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 common at a rate around the middle for similar areas. About 2.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Armadale (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50202/armadale/topic/community