22.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people give their time to others in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel compared to the rest of the country. Over 22% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong trend of helping out is seen in both formal volunteering and unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average of 15.9% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.8% of people caring for children and 14.3% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above state levels. While 24.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure—this has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher 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 Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051141/lesmurdie-bickley-carmel/topic/community