13.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) 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 · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Mandurah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Mandurah involves a strong commitment to home and family, with a notably high number of people spending significant time on housework. While volunteer rates have dipped slightly over the last decade, the area maintains a strong connection to the military compared to most other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian figure. This rate has fallen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 23.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 11.7% provide general unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) 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 52% of region (sa4) 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 82% of region (sa4) 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 common here, with 4.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and a little above both the state and national rates.
4.6%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/502/mandurah/topic/community