11.7% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wanneroo - Sinagra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wanneroo - Sinagra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wanneroo - Sinagra involves a high level of family responsibility, with 30.7% of people caring for children unpaid. This figure is well above the national average of 26.3%. While family duties are common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 11.7% of people volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people caring for children unpaid is much higher than in most areas, though those providing general unpaid care is much lower than most other areas at 10.3%. About 20.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
10.3% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Wanneroo - Sinagra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031306/wanneroo-sinagra/topic/community