27.3% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Victoria Plains · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Victoria Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Victoria Plains volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. While community giving is strong, far fewer residents are involved in unpaid caregiving compared to other areas. This suggests a local focus on community service over domestic care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of residents helping out, which is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the figure was 28.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas; only 19.6% of people care for children unpaid, down 12 points since 2011. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell 12 points to 17.0%, which is well below the national figure.
10.3% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Victoria Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58540/victoria-plains/topic/community