45.1% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Pingelly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 45% of residents in East Pingelly volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This highlight shows a community where nearly half the people give their time to help others, far exceeding patterns seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 45.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in East Pingelly, as 15.4% of people provide care and 32.6% look after children unpaid. Both figures are well above the state and national averages.
15.4% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas. About 4.5% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 East Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50465/east-pingelly/topic/community