19.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Lawley - Inglewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Lawley - Inglewood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Mount Lawley - Inglewood give their time to volunteering, making it a highly active community. This level of participation is well above both the state and national figures. While volunteering is common, the area sees less unpaid domestic and childcare work than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 19.9% of residents helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This trend has grown slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform heavy unpaid work compared to other areas; only 17.7% spend 15 or more hours on housework. Similarly, the 24.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state average.
11.2% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Lawley - Inglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021039/mount-lawley-inglewood/topic/community