24.8% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gingin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gingin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Gingin volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is notably active in unpaid roles, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is a place where residents contribute significantly more to local and family support than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%. This figure has dropped by 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.2% of people caring for children—a figure well above the national 26.3%. This rise of 8.0 percentage points since 2011 is mirrored by more people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Gingin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521021/gingin/topic/community