23.0% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lowden · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lowden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Lowden volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23% of residents pitching in. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household chores are a big part of life, as 29.7% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 10.1% of people providing unpaid care is lower than most areas.
10.1% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.9% seen in Western Australia and the 2.8% national average.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Lowden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50862/lowden/topic/community