21.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Margaret River · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Margaret River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.0% of people in Margaret River provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While many residents contribute their time to others, these figures vary across different types of community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.0% of the community volunteer, a rate that is well above the Western Australian and national figures. This is higher than most areas, though the proportion has fallen by 2.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is much more common here than in most areas, though the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than usual. Meanwhile, 9.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little below the state and national figures.
9.4% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
1.7%
Lower 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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514003/margaret-river/topic/community