37.1% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Grace · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Lake Grace
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Lake Grace than in most similar areas, with 37.1% of residents giving their time. While this is far above the national figure, the local volunteering rate has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 37.1%, the share of volunteers is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in most areas, with 23.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the national figure, while 28.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
9.0% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 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.
Only 2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
2.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54900/lake-grace/topic/community