25.5% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marbelup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marbelup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work mark the community of Marbelup compared to similar areas. About a quarter of residents give their time as volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is also frequent, as 32.9% of people care for children and 28.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures being well above the national average. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 10.9%, which is lower than most areas.
10.9% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Marbelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50898/marbelup/topic/community