21.3% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Hawthorn - Leederville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Hawthorn - Leederville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 21.3% of residents giving their time. Mount Hawthorn - Leederville shows a strong leaning toward community support and unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the national figure of 14.1%, and this trend has grown since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are slightly less common here than in most other areas.
11.7% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 Mount Hawthorn - Leederville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021038/mount-hawthorn-leederville/topic/community