18.7% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perenjori · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Perenjori
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Perenjori have fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011. Despite this drop, the area remains more active than most, with 18.7% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it is lower than the 22.2% seen in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most other areas. Only 17.6% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, and only 13.9% do 15 or more hours of housework.
8.7% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area. Just 1.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.5%
Lower than 89% 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 Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57000/perenjori/topic/community