24.1% ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hopetoun · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hopetoun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in Hopetoun (L) (WA), where nearly one in four people give their time. While this is far above the national figure of 14.1%, it marks a significant drop from a decade ago. This community remains more active in local service than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 15.9%. However, this is 14 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with only 8.4% doing so. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen 16 points since 2011.
8.4% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most similar areas, but remains about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Lower than 63% 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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521025/hopetoun/topic/community