22.4% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wheat Belt - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Wheat Belt - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 22.4% of the Wheat Belt - North community giving their time. This level of involvement is well above the national figure, though it has fallen since 2011. Other forms of community contribution, such as defence service, are also common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for this level of area, despite a 5.2 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While much lower than most areas, 22.5% of people provide unpaid childcare. In contrast, 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the state figure. Unpaid care for others sits at 11.1%, about the same as the national figure.
11.1% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Wheat Belt - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50902/wheat-belt-north/topic/community