34.1% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dandaragan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dandaragan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Dandaragan volunteer, a rate far higher than the national figure. This strong community spirit stands out in a place where fewer people are providing unpaid care compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas, with only 6.0% providing care and 19.0% caring for children unpaid. Meanwhile, 22.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
6.0% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 1.2%, this is a little below the Australian and Western Australian figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50382/dandaragan/topic/community