15.9% ▼ -5.8%
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Western Australia · State / Territory
Community Participation in Western Australia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 15% of people in Western Australia volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. While the state has a much higher rate of unpaid childcare than most other areas, the overall proportion of people volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is slightly higher than the 14.1% national average. This figure has dropped by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.5% of people providing this care—a much higher rate than most other areas. Meanwhile, the 10.7% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the national figure of 11.9%.
10.7% ▲ +15.0%
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +1.0%
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -8.8%
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure, though it is lower than in most other similar areas.
2.9%
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 Western Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/5/western-australia/topic/community