24.6% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Exmouth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Exmouth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines Exmouth, where nearly one in four people give their time to help others. This strong community spirit is paired with a notably high number of former Defence Force members compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above Western Australia's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 6.9% of people providing care compared to 11.9% nationally. Similarly, 19.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little below the national figure.
6.9% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above both the state and national figures of around 2.9% and 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50497/exmouth/topic/community