22.2% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Leederville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Leederville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in West Leederville are now volunteering their time compared to previous years. This spirit of giving is a standout feature of the area, with 22.2% of residents helping out in their community, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer residents here take on heavy unpaid work, with only 15.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, well below the national figure. Similarly, 10.0% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most other areas.
10.0% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 West Leederville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51578/west-leederville/topic/community