21.5% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marmion · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marmion
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 21.5% of people in Marmion volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out, which is well 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.
Family and home duties are a big part of life here. Unpaid childcare is much higher than most areas at 34.1%, while 24.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above the national average.
12.2% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 3.0% of people in Marmion have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Marmion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50905/marmion/topic/community