16.9% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McKail · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McKail
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in McKail has remained steady over the last decade. The area stands out for the high number of people providing unpaid care, with 35.1% of residents looking after children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people in McKail volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and similar to the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 35.1% of residents caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher than average 24.1% of people who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.3% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower 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 McKail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50920/mckail/topic/community