23.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middlesex · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Middlesex
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Middlesex volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, though fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Western Australian (15.9%) and Australian (14.1%) averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 21.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a higher than usual 26.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.0% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 3.5% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Middlesex [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50945/middlesex/topic/community