11.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandurah - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mandurah - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mandurah - South spend their spare time volunteering or caring for children compared to other areas. Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This lower rate of community activity is a key feature of daily life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than most areas, with 11.5% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure and has fallen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 21.2%, though 22.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Meanwhile, those providing some form of unpaid care rose to 12.8% since 2011, which is a little above the state figure.
12.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 5.1%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011028/mandurah-south/topic/community