10.7% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Butler (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Butler (North Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community involvement defines Butler, where only 10.7% of people volunteer. This is well below both the state and national figures. While few residents volunteer, the area has a very high number of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen sharply by 9.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 33.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is among the highest at this level and well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework are less common than in most areas.
9.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Butler (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51104/butler/topic/community