18.5% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leeming · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leeming
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people provide unpaid childcare in Leeming, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is a standout feature for the area, alongside a strong culture of volunteering and household support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much higher than most areas at 33.4%. This sits alongside 24.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
12.6% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Leeming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50842/leeming/topic/community