5.9% ▼ -59.3%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Menzies · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Menzies
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.9% of people in Menzies volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for any area of this type. This low level of community involvement is seen across the board, with figures for unpaid care and housework also falling well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling from 14.5% to 5.9%. This current figure is far below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.3% of people providing this support. This aligns with low rates of unpaid housework (8.3%) and a sharp drop in those caring for children, which fell to 13.2% since 2011.
8.3% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 2.0% of people in Menzies have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the rates for Western Australia and the nation.
2.0%
Lower than 78% 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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55390/menzies/topic/community