30.5% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peppermint Grove · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Peppermint Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Peppermint Grove volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, with volunteering numbers climbing since 2011. Residents also provide a high amount of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 30.5%, the share of volunteers is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. This has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. This has risen since 2011, while the 23.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is also higher than most areas.
15.1% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56930/peppermint-grove/topic/community