24.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leeman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leeman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a key feature of life in Leeman, with a very high proportion of residents giving their time to others. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.2% of people here volunteer, a rate that is well above Western Australia's 15.9% and far above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Rates of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas. Only 7.2% of residents provide unpaid care, while those looking after children unpaid are well below the national figure at 20.3%.
7.2% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Leeman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50841/leeman/topic/community