13.8% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Dandalup · Urban Centre
Community Participation in North Dandalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 18 point drop in volunteering has seen North Dandalup's community participation shift since 2011. While only 13.8% of people now volunteer, the area has a higher-than-average number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in North Dandalup fell to 13.8% in 2021, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (26.7%) compared to the national figure of 20.7%. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 21.0%.
12.4% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 little more than the state and national averages, 4.7% of North Dandalup residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.7%
Higher than 74% 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 North Dandalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522051/north-dandalup/topic/community