20.6% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albany · Urban Area
Community Participation in Albany
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in five people in Albany volunteer, one of the highest rates for areas of its type. This high level of community spirit stands out against both the state and national figures, even though volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A total of 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is among the highest levels of participation for similar areas, despite a 2.2 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most areas, at 23.1%. Meanwhile, 12.7% of residents provide unpaid care, a little above the state average and up 1.0 percentage point since 2011, while those caring for children unpaid fell to 25.4%.
12.7% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is common in Albany, with 3.3% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 53% of urban area 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5001/albany/topic/community