17.4% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McKail - Willyung · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in McKail - Willyung
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of community contribution mark McKail - Willyung, where residents are more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. This spirit of giving is seen in the 17.4% who volunteer, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.4% of people helping out, though this is 2.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life here; 29.7% of people care for children and 23.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, the 13.2% of people providing other unpaid care has risen slightly since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 typical for the region, with 2.8% of residents having served, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 McKail - Willyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011233/mckail-willyung/topic/community