18.9% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leschenault · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leschenault
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Leschenault provide unpaid childcare, marking a significant commitment to family care. This trend is reflected in the local community's broader willingness to help others, with higher rates of volunteering and unpaid housework compared to the rest of the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.9% of people giving their time. This is a little above the Western Australian figure and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, with 29.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with the 30.6% who provide unpaid childcare, a rate much higher than most other areas.
13.5% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 3.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the nation.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Leschenault [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50847/leschenault/topic/community