17.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murdoch - Kardinya · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Murdoch - Kardinya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 17.4% of people in Murdoch - Kardinya volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the area's social character, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 17.4%, the share of volunteers is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most other areas, at 23.4%, which is well below the state average. Meanwhile, 11.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
11.8% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Murdoch - Kardinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041182/murdoch-kardinya/topic/community