17.2% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Murray-Wellington (South West) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Murray-Wellington (South West)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of community spirit defines daily life in Murray-Wellington (South West), where 17.2% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a strong local commitment to helping others even though volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas. While 17.2% of residents give their time, this is a drop of 2.4 percentage points from the 19.6% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life here, with 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Around 12.1% provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above both the Western Australian and national figures.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Murray-Wellington (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54006/murray-wellington/topic/community