18.5% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Capel · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Capel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Capel have spent time volunteering or doing unpaid childcare since 2011. While these activities have dipped, 32.2% of residents still provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This shows a community that remains more active in care and support than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when the figure was 21.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 32.2% of people caring for children unpaid and 24% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 11.6%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
11.6% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
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. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 55% 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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51400/capel/topic/community