25.8% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Osmington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Osmington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Osmington, where more than a quarter of residents volunteer. This community engagement is far higher than the national figure, reflecting a local culture of active contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.8% of people pitching in. This is far above the Australian average of 14.1% and well above the Western Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher proportions of people handle unpaid work here, with 36.4% caring for children and 30.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the share of people providing other types of unpaid care is 10.6%, which is lower than most areas.
10.6% ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Osmington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51191/osmington/topic/community