19.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Djugun · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Djugun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of unpaid family care and volunteering shapes the daily life of people in Djugun. About 32.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This strong focus on family and community support is also seen in the local volunteer rates.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 15.9% for Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is much more common than in most areas at 32.9%. In contrast, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care or spending 15 or more hours on housework is much lower than the state and national figures.
6.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Djugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50415/djugun/topic/community