29.8% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Porongurup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Porongurup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Porongurup contribute their time to the community than is typical for the rest of the country. Nearly 30% of residents volunteer, which is double the national rate, reflecting a strong local commitment to unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most similar areas, with 29.8% of people helping out—far above the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 23.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure, a much higher 34% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Those providing any form of unpaid care sit at 13%, a little above the state average.
13.0% ▲ +104.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 34.0%
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 common in Porongurup, with 8.5% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for areas of this type.
8.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Porongurup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51256/porongurup/topic/community