22.8% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dunsborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dunsborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and unpaid care have become more common in Dunsborough over the last decade. Nearly 23% of people now volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a strong part of local life, with 22.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, as 32.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 24.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, only 9.2% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate much lower than most areas.
9.2% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Dunsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50441/dunsborough/topic/community