22.3% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palgarup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palgarup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 22% of people in Palgarup volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are more likely to give back than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.3% of residents pitching in. This is well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and far higher than the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the number of those caring for children is far below the national figure at just 10.8%. About 21.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.
13.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above both the state and national rates of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Palgarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51193/palgarup/topic/community