7.0% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leinster - Leonora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Leinster - Leonora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very low rates of community involvement mark Leinster - Leonora, where volunteering and unpaid care are both far less common than in most other areas. Only 7% of people here volunteer, a figure that has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the 15.9% seen across Western Australia. This rate has fallen 4.9 percentage points since the 2016 census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.7% of people providing care and 12.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below national figures. Those caring for children unpaid also fell to 24.8%, a little below the Australian average.
6.7% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.4% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the state and national figures.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Leinster - Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031283/leinster-leonora/topic/community