22.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dongara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dongara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 22% of people in Dongara volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong community spirit is seen across the area, where residents are more likely to help out in the community and their homes than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle a heavy load of chores, with 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.0% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50416/dongara/topic/community