11.5% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandurah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mandurah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mandurah have spent their time volunteering or caring for others since 2011. Only 11.5% of the population now volunteer, and the proportion of people providing unpaid childcare has fallen to 18.5%. This reflects a general decline in community-based unpaid work across the area over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Mandurah has fallen by 1.3 points since 2011 to 11.5%. This is lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People caring for children unpaid make up 18.5% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the state figure. While 19.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the share of people providing any unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 much higher share of residents in Mandurah have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011025/mandurah/topic/community