19.5% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gingin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Gingin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Gingin have spent time volunteering or caring for children since 2011. Despite these declines, nearly one in five residents still gives their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a strong tradition of community involvement in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people in Gingin volunteer, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia. This is higher than most other areas, although the figure has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, the 21.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
11.1% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 3.8% of the population. This is much higher than in most other similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 77% 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 Gingin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53570/gingin/topic/community