35.9% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rupanyup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rupanyup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 35.9% of people volunteer in Rupanyup, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out as one of the most striking features of the area. Local residents are much more likely to give their time to help others than people in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, the 14.8% who provide unpaid care is a little above the 11.9% seen across Australia.
14.8% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.1%, this is lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality 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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22214/rupanyup/topic/community