15.3% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willagee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Willagee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 3.3% of people in Willagee have served in the Defence Force. This community shows a steady level of involvement in local life, with a significant number of people caring for children and a stable rate of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of people care for children unpaid, the proportion of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas at 17.3%. This housework figure has fallen 3.6 points since 2011, while those providing other unpaid care have remained steady at 10.6%.
10.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
The 3.3% of residents who served in the Defence Force is higher than most areas, though it sits about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Willagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041183/willagee/topic/community