17.0% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Durack · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Durack
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in six people in Durack volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most other areas. While these social ties are strong, the number of people volunteering has fallen from 20.7% in 2011 to 17.0% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 17.0%, the rate of volunteering is much higher than in most areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is among the lowest for similar areas at 9.0%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework per week fell to 19.3% since 2011, which is now a little below the national figure.
9.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate 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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED506/durack/topic/community