50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maranup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maranup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of all residents in Maranup volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This strong spirit of helping others is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and a significant number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 50% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates of volunteering for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.3% of people caring for children and another 31.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national average, while 16.7% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, as 10.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia and the state figure of 2.9%.
10.6%
Higher than 97% 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 Maranup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50897/maranup/topic/community