16.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dardanup · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Dardanup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of residents in Dardanup provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area's community life, even as some types of unpaid work have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure and similar to the state average. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 18% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.8% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national rate. While childcare and housework roles have fallen since 2011, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose to 11.9%.
11.9% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 56% 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 Dardanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52660/dardanup/topic/community