16.1% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Joondalup · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Joondalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Joondalup compared to the rest of the country. While 32.1% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering remain steady. This creates a local profile where family care is a dominant form of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people in Joondalup volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 32.1% of people providing this care, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.2% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.2% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54170/joondalup/topic/community