11.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few things have changed in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin since 2011, with volunteer rates remaining steady at 11%. This level of community involvement is well below the national figure, and the area generally sees less unpaid care and housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure close to the national average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell to 18% since 2011, and the 10.5% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.5% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and slightly below 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 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041136/maddington-orange-grove-martin/topic/community