13.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandurah · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Mandurah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of former Defence Force members than most similar areas define the community profile of Mandurah. While 4.6% of residents have served in the military, other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering, are slightly lower than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 13.5% of people helping out. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and represents a 1.3 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 23.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the state's 20.1%. Meanwhile, 11.7% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen by 1.9 points since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature here, with 4.6% of people having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and much higher than in most other similar areas.
4.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50201/mandurah/topic/community