9.7% —
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Mirrabooka engage in unpaid work or volunteering compared to most other areas. Just 9.7% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that has fallen since 2016. This trend of lower community participation extends across childcare, housework, and former defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 9.7% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 2.8 point drop since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here, as only 15.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, those providing unpaid care for children (25%) and general unpaid care (10.6%) are both lower than in most other areas.
10.6% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% —
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 rare in the area, with only 1.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the state figure of 2.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53602/mirrabooka/topic/community