19.9% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merredin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Merredin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people in Merredin volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. This high level of community contribution stands out despite a decline in volunteers since 2011. It remains a key feature of how the local area operates.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than the state and national figures at 24.3%. Similarly, the 10.6% of people providing unpaid care for others is much lower than in most areas and has barely changed over the last decade.
10.6% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
About 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.6%
Higher than 52% 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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515023/merredin/topic/community