17.9% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Helena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Helena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Mount Helena spend 15 hours or more a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others through high rates of volunteering and care work. It is a place where family and civic duties are a significant part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This level of community spirit is also a little above the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 29% of people caring for children unpaid. This is higher than most areas, while 13.2% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
13.2% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51016/mount-helena/topic/community