14.5% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Derby · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Derby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in unpaid care and housework has marked the recent shift in community life for Derby. While 14.5% of people volunteer, the biggest story is the significant decline in those providing unpaid support for children and the home since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Derby have fallen 5.3 percentage points since 2011 to 14.5%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much lower than most areas, only 14.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a drop of 14 points since 2011. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid fell 16 points to 21.6%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.6% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
Only 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.4%
Lower than 80% 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 Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515010/derby/topic/community