11.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
High Wycombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in High Wycombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in High Wycombe over the last decade, with only 11.6% of residents now giving their time. While volunteering has dipped, the area sees a much higher proportion of people providing unpaid childcare than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, sitting at 29.9%. Meanwhile, 11.6% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051139/high-wycombe/topic/community