24.6% ▲ +126.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Exmouth · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Exmouth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Exmouth than across the rest of the country. About one in four residents gives their time to a cause, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade. This strong community spirit defines the town's social landscape.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has jumped 14 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.6%. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 6.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national rate of 11.9%. While 25.5% of residents care for children unpaid, this is a drop of 6 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +169.6%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
The local presence of Defence Force veterans is higher than in most similar areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above both the Western Australian and national figures of around 2.9% and 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 68% 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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515013/exmouth/topic/community