10.4% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Casuarina - Wandi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Casuarina - Wandi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Casuarina - Wandi provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care defines daily life here, though the area has seen a drop in other forms of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.4% of residents pitching in. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and represents a fall of 2.9 points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, as 32.1% of people provide unpaid care for children, a figure that rose 6.2 points since 2016. In contrast, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national average.
7.5% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 Casuarina - Wandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031261/casuarina-wandi/topic/community