19.8% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melville · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Melville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 20% of people in Melville volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the area and has remained steady for over a decade. It is a place where many residents give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of the population volunteers, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the Western Australian average of 15.9%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.0% of people providing this care, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen by 2.0 points since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55320/melville/topic/community