21.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Denison - Dongara · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Port Denison - Dongara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Port Denison - Dongara volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out, even though the number of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well above both the Western Australian and national figures. This is higher than most similar areas, despite falling 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most other areas, at 20.3%. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are more common than usual, sitting well above the state and national figures.
10.7% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
4.4%
Higher than 69% 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 Port Denison - Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515031/port-denison-dongara/topic/community