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Lower Coastal - Guilderton

Defence service

In Lower Coastal - Guilderton % of people over the age of 15 were current serving ADF members, in either regular or reserves service, while 4.3% indicated past defence force service. Lower Coastal - Guilderton has a higher current ADF service than Shire of Gingin.

The 2021 Census for the first time asked about service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which inlcudes the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. This can be a combination of full-time paid employment (regular service) and part-time (reserves service). The question also asks whether each person is a current serving member or has past service with the ADF. Defence is a major employer in some parts of Australia and understanding the characteristics of this employment can be important in planning for the community. Issues affecting veterans may also be important even where there are no defence bases in the area. This data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Volunteering data.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Has the person ever served in the Austrlalian Defence Force?'

Defence service
Lower Coastal - Guilderton - Persons (Usual residence)2021
Defence serviceNumber%Shire of Gingin %
Current Australian Defence Force service (total)0--0.1
Regular defence service0--0.1
Reserves defence service0----
Past defence service624.33.8
No Australian Defence Force service1,25986.687.6
Not Stated1339.18.6
Total persons1,454100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the defence force service status of Lower Coastal - Guilderton in 2021 compared to the Shire of Gingin shows that there was a higher proportion of people with past ADF service, and a higher proportion of people with current ADF service.

The major difference between Lower Coastal - Guilderton's defence force service and the Shire of Gingin's defence force service is:

  • A smaller percentage with No Australian Defence Force service (86.6% compared to 87.6%)

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