21.3% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gingin - Dandaragan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gingin - Dandaragan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21.3% of people in Gingin - Dandaragan volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service defines the area, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is much higher than in most similar areas, sitting at 21.3%, which is 7.2 percentage points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
10.3% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other similar areas, with 3.8% of residents having served.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Gingin - Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021239/gingin-dandaragan/topic/community