35.0% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Amelup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Amelup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An incredible 35% of people in Amelup volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of local participation stands out against a much lower national rate of 14.1%. Daily life here is marked by a strong commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate of 35% is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and among the highest seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, this is a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 20%.
13.3% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Amelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50017/amelup/topic/community