28.1% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ongerup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ongerup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Ongerup than in the rest of the state. About 28.1% of residents give their time to others, which is double the national figure. This strong community spirit stands out against other local trends in care and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.1% of people helping out. This is far above 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 childcare is much lower than most areas at 19.8%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.5% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national rates.
13.5% ▲ +63.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
No one in Ongerup has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Western Australian and national figures, which both sit around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 Ongerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51180/ongerup/topic/community