15.3% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meringandan West · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Meringandan West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Meringandan West involves a high level of unpaid home and family work. A striking 42.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While volunteering is slightly more common than the Australian average, the area is most defined by those caring for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very common, with 42.1% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure far above the 26.3% national average. This is consistent with more people doing significant housework, at 25.7%, and a rise in those providing other unpaid care to 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.2%, this is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre 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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315060/meringandan-west/topic/community