21.0% —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Perth (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in South Perth (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in South Perth volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community work. While these rates are well above the national figure, there are fewer people here providing unpaid care for children or doing heavy housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.0% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, though the rate fell 2.8 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid care tasks than in most areas; 24.6% care for children unpaid, which is well below the state figure. Similarly, only 17.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate much lower than most other areas.
11.0% —
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 South Perth (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54905/south-perth/topic/community