33.5% ▲ +524.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Grace · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lake Grace
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people in Lake Grace (L) volunteer, which is one of the highest rates for this kind of area. This strong spirit of giving has grown significantly over the last decade. It is a community where people are very active in supporting each other through unpaid work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has surged here, rising 28 points since 2011 to reach 33.5%. This is far above the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the national 20.7%. While 30.6% provide unpaid childcare, the 8.2% who provide other unpaid care is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.
8.2% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +87.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below both the state and national figures.
1.1%
Lower than 93% 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 Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522038/lake-grace/topic/community