13.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandurah - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mandurah - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Mandurah - North provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community has a strong focus on family care and a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011 and is slightly lower than the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.5% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.6% of residents provide other unpaid care and 22.0% do more than 15 hours of housework weekly.
10.6% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Mandurah - North have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.2%. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011027/mandurah-north/topic/community