16.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Joondalup · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Joondalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 32.1% of people in Joondalup provide unpaid childcare. This high level of family care is the most striking feature of local community involvement, alongside a strong tradition of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are higher than in most areas, with 16.1% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, far exceeding the Western Australian rate of 28.5%. Meanwhile, 21.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.2% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 54% 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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50501/joondalup/topic/community