9.0% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Midland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Midland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Midland spend their spare time on community activities, with only 9% of people volunteering. This low level of participation extends to home life, where unpaid care and housework are far less common than in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than usual, with only 8.1% of people providing unpaid care and 18% caring for children, both of which are well below the national figures.
8.1% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Midland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50947/midland/topic/community