27.9% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Wagin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 8.7 percentage points since 2011 in Wagin, though they remain remarkably high. Nearly 28% of people still give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure. This community continues to show a strong commitment to local service and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.9% of residents are volunteers, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the rate has dropped from 36.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than in most areas, at 21.5%, which is well below the national figure. Around 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, while 11.7% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.7% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the figures for Western Australia and the nation.
3.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) 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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/community