29.5% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wheat Belt - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Wheat Belt - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Wheat Belt - South volunteer, a figure far above the state and national rates. While this level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, it has fallen slightly since 2011. The region shows a strong commitment to unpaid work despite a general decline in some types of home care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.5% of residents volunteer, which is 14 percentage points higher than in Western Australia and 15 points above the national figure. This is among the highest rates seen in similar areas, though it fell from 33.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 23.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the state average. In contrast, the 24.3% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the state figure and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the 11.2% who provide other unpaid care is about the same as the national rate.
11.2% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50903/wheat-belt-south/topic/community