21.2% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peppermint Grove Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peppermint Grove Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Peppermint Grove Beach spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where residents are very active in managing their homes and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 13.6% of people providing support. This includes 26.4% caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the Australian average.
13.6% ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 similar areas, with 3.8% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Peppermint Grove Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51226/peppermint-grove-beach/topic/community