12.6% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wamuran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wamuran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Wamuran provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most active areas for family support. While many residents contribute through home and care duties, the local rate of volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 12.6% of people now helping out. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 26.2% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is alongside higher than usual rates of people providing unpaid care for others (13.2%) and children (27.5%).
13.2% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 much more common here than in most areas. About 4.2% of the population have served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wamuran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021369/wamuran/topic/community