Joondanna · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Joondanna

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement in Joondanna has remained steady over the last decade. While volunteering levels are roughly the same as the state average, the area has a notably low rate of residents providing unpaid care and housework.

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📍 Joondanna, Suburb / Locality

Where Joondanna sits — Volunteers

15.2% ▲ +8.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Joondanna — lower than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Joondanna15.2%
6060, WA 14.6%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

15.2% ▲ +8.9%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 15.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure well below the national average of 20.7%.

9.5% ▲ +7.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.6% ▲ +25.2%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

15.7% ▲ +4.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 15.7%

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 less common in Joondanna than in most similar areas, with 1.9% of the population having served, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.

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 Joondanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50702/joondanna/topic/community