44.2% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86.7%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marchagee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marchagee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a standout feature of Marchagee since 2011, with an exceptionally high number of people giving their time to others. Nearly 44% of the population volunteers, a figure that far exceeds both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44.2% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 34.9% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is far above the national figure. While 27.9% care for children unpaid, only 7% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the national average of 11.9%.
7.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 34.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Marchagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50900/marchagee/topic/community