11.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Swan (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in West Swan (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in West Swan has stayed mostly steady since 2011, though it is marked by a very high number of people caring for children. About 32.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 11.8% of people volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.5% of residents providing this care, among the highest rates for areas like this. In contrast, only 9.8% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.8% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
A small number of people have served in the Defence Force. At 2.2%, this is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 73% 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 West Swan (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55802/west-swan/topic/community