28.5% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Guilderton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Guilderton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Guilderton (L) than in the rest of the state, with 28.5% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is paired with a high rate of unpaid housework. These figures highlight a community that is deeply active in both local support and home-based work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen 11 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.9% provide unpaid care, the rate of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 19.0%. Meanwhile, 30.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the state average.
13.9% ▼ -50.6%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -64.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +112.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Lower than 51% 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 Guilderton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522028/guilderton/topic/community