17.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yokine - Coolbinia - Menora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yokine - Coolbinia - Menora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong volunteering rate of 17.2% defines Yokine - Coolbinia - Menora, which is well above the national figure. While many residents give their time to others, the area has a lower proportion of people doing heavy unpaid housework than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is provided by 25.1% of residents, which is well below the Western Australian average. Meanwhile, the 11.6% of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas.
11.6% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
Around 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Yokine - Coolbinia - Menora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021097/yokine-coolbinia-menora/topic/community