24.8% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Plantagenet · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Plantagenet
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Plantagenet volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia. This figure has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.7% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 13.1% provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 22.0%.
13.1% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57210/plantagenet/topic/community