23.3% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Esperance · Urban Area
Community Participation in Esperance
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly in Esperance since 2011, with 23.3% of people now giving their time. This is one of the highest rates for areas of this size, sitting well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community giving has grown, the proportion of people providing unpaid childcare has dropped sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers has risen by 9.8 percentage points since 2011. At 23.3%, Esperance is well above both Western Australia and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen 14 points since 2011 to 25.3%, which is well below the state figure. Meanwhile, 21.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force. At 2.6%, this is much lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5005/esperance/topic/community