31.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eganu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eganu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.3% of people in Eganu volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a very high level of local engagement. While many give their time to the community, fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most similar areas. At 31.3%, the proportion of people volunteering is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 6.3% of people providing care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the 22.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Western Australian average.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% is a little below the state and national figures, which both sit around 2.8% or 2.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Eganu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50475/eganu/topic/community