37.2% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in West Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in West Island volunteer their time, a figure far higher than the national average. While community spirit remains strong, the proportion of people volunteering has dropped by 18 points since 2011. This makes it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 37.2% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 55.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
No one in the area provides unpaid care for those with disabilities or aged care, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, 23.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a result that is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 5.8% of residents having served. This is a little above both the national figure and the average for Other Territories.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 West Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922003/west-island/topic/community