17.7% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marybrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marybrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Marybrook do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure. This community is active in both the home and the wider region, with a notable level of volunteering compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and a little above the Western Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.6% of residents spend significant time on housework, the proportion of people providing unpaid care (9.4%) is much lower than most areas. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national figures at 21.9%.
9.4% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.1%
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 Marybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50913/marybrook/topic/community