19.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Elphinstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people perform heavy housework in Mount Elphinstone than in the rest of the country. While unpaid care for children is uncommon here, the area has a strong spirit of volunteering that sits well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 42% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the Australian average of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children are far fewer at 17.3%, well below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
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.
No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Mount Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51010/mount-elphinstone/topic/community