14.2% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Joondalup - Edgewater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Joondalup - Edgewater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Joondalup - Edgewater has remained steady over the last decade, with volunteering rates barely moving since 2011. About 14.2% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that sits right around the national average. While some forms of unpaid care have increased, the area generally sees fewer people doing heavy housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This level of community participation has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 14.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is steady at 25.9%, while 9.8% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that rose 2.1 points since 2011. However, the 18.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
9.8% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Joondalup - Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011077/joondalup-edgewater/topic/community