16.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canning · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Canning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Canning sits around the middle of similar areas for community involvement, though it has a very high rate of people caring for children. While 16.1% of residents volunteer, other forms of unpaid work and service are much lower than the national typical figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people in Canning volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 27.9% of people providing care, a figure that rose 2.3 points since 2011. In contrast, the 10.2% who provide other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.2% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Only 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 80% 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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51330/canning/topic/community