21.3% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vasse (South West) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Vasse (South West)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people volunteer in Vasse than in the rest of the country. About 21.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is more active in volunteering and housework than most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are among the highest for this level of area, though they have fallen slightly since 2011 to reach 21.3%. This remains well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 24.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 28.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, those providing other types of unpaid care are lower than most areas at 11.2%.
11.2% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.3%, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher 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 Vasse (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55306/vasse/topic/community