23.6% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Augusta Margaret River · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Augusta Margaret River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap in community spirit marks Augusta Margaret River, where volunteering rates are nearly 10 percentage points higher than the national figure. About 23.6% of people here give their time to others, making it a place where residents are much more active in community work than most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 23.6% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This is much higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.4% of people caring for children and 24.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. However, those providing other unpaid care are at 10.6%, which is a little below the Australian average.
10.6% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the figures for both the state and the nation.
2.2%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) 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 Augusta Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50280/augusta-margaret-river/topic/community