18.1% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collie-Preston (South West) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Collie-Preston (South West)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Collie-Preston volunteer their time compared to the rest of the country. This area shows a strong trend of community involvement, with 18.1% of residents volunteering, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—a rate well above the national figure. This is seen alongside a higher than usual 29% of people who provide unpaid childcare.
12.4% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 94% 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 more common in Collie-Preston than in most areas, with 3.3% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 64% 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 Collie-Preston (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51706/collie-preston/topic/community