28.9% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denmark · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Denmark
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has grown significantly in Denmark, with 28.9% of people now giving their time to the community. This is far above the national figure and represents a 7.1 percentage point increase since 2011. It is one of the most active areas for volunteers in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most areas, though this fell to 26.3% since 2011. In contrast, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures.
12.0% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
About 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515009/denmark/topic/community