10.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leonora · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Leonora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people participate in community and care roles in Leonora than in most similar areas. Only 10% of residents volunteer, and unpaid care rates are among the lowest in the region. This pattern of low community involvement extends across childcare, housework, and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 10% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with only 4.4% of people providing care and 19.8% caring for children. Housework rates are also far below the Australian figure, with only 10.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks.
4.4% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.6% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
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.
A small number of people in Leonora have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%. This is a little below the Western Australian average of 2.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 81% 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 Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55040/leonora/topic/community