13.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Midland (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Midland (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Midland involves a high level of unpaid family support, with 27.4% of people caring for children. While many residents provide this essential home care, the area has a lower rate of formal volunteering compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While child care is common here, the 19% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than most areas. Unpaid care for others has risen slightly to 11.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.3% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Midland, with 2.9% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Midland (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53502/midland/topic/community