0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Malaga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Malaga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Malaga and the rest of the state when it comes to community work, with 28.6% of people providing unpaid care. This is far above the national figure, though the area has very few traditional volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost nobody in Malaga volunteers, with the rate sitting at 0.0%. This is far below the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 28.6% of people provide this support, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 28.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, though the 23.8% who care for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
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 uncommon in the area, with 0.0% of residents having served, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Malaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50884/malaga/topic/community