16.2% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyndham-East Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Wyndham-East Kimberley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care define the community life in Wyndham-East Kimberley compared to the rest of the state. While 16.2% of people volunteer, a striking number of residents spend very little time on housework and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.2% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011 when 21.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common than in most areas, with only 7.5% of people providing care and 14.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both well below the national figures. Meanwhile, 27.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
7.5% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 region, with only 2.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.1%
Lower than 77% 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 Wyndham-East Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59340/wyndham-east-kimberley/topic/community