# Community Participation — Leonora

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Leonora (Council (LGA))

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.

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 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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 10.0% | -12.9% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 4.4% | +1.3% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 19.8% | -4.7% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 1.9% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 10.6% | +3.3% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55040/leonora/topic/community