31.1% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodanilling · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Woodanilling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Woodanilling and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. About 31.1% of people here volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the local area, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Woodanilling, with 31.1% of residents pitching in. This is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%, although it is 6.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent here, with 27.5% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing other unpaid care is also much more common than in most areas, at 13.7%.
13.7% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with only 2.0% of people having served. This is much lower than most other similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59320/woodanilling/topic/community