32.8% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyalkatchem · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Wyalkatchem
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 33% of people in Wyalkatchem volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, even though the number of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and 14.1% across the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, those caring for children unpaid are among the lowest in the region at 17.6%. Meanwhile, 20% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
13.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
3.9%
Higher than 78% 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 Wyalkatchem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59330/wyalkatchem/topic/community