27.9% ▲ +158.9%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ledge Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ledge Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Ledge Point volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit has grown significantly over the last decade. It marks the area as one of the most active places for volunteering at this level.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has jumped 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.9%. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has fallen sharply since 2011 to 16.7%, which is well below the national figure. However, 26.5% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Western Australian figure.
7.4% ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -66.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▲ +517.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates 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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522040/ledge-point/topic/community