34.2% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Molloy Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Molloy Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is found on Molloy Island, where 34.2% of people give their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.2% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 17.4% of people providing care and 33.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. In contrast, only 8.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national rate of 26.3%.
17.4% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.7% ▼ -61.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.5% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 33.5%
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.
Defence service is more common on the island than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Molloy Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50978/molloy-island/topic/community