29.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ledge Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ledge Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Ledge Point volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area. It is a place where people are much more likely to give their time to others compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with only 6.8% giving care and 16.7% caring for children. However, a higher number of residents do 15 or more hours of housework each week compared to the national figure.
6.8% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 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.
A larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 5.0%, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50839/ledge-point/topic/community