17.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.4% of people in Mount Lawley volunteer their time. This reflects a strong culture of community contribution that has remained steady for a decade. While many residents give back to the community, fewer are involved in unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 17.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, with only 18.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. Similarly, the 24.2% of people caring for children is well below the Western Australian figure.
11.4% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53902/mount-lawley/topic/community