15.1% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perth · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Perth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Perth (WA) provide unpaid childcare, a rate that is higher than most other areas. While many residents help raise children, other forms of community contribution and service are less common here compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of the population volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little above the national rate of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common at 29.2%, which has risen since 2011. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly (19.6%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.8%) are both much lower than in most areas.
10.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 2.8% of the population in Perth (WA). This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL501001/perth/topic/community