12.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandurah (South West) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mandurah (South West)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stronger-than-average presence of former Defence Force members marks the daily life of Mandurah (South West). While 4.5% of residents have served in the military, the area has seen a slight decline in people volunteering their time for the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has fallen 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is handled by 26.1% of residents, nearly the same as the national figure. While 21.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—which is higher than most areas—this has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
11.5% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures.
4.5%
Higher than 86% of state electorate 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 Mandurah (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53306/mandurah/topic/community