46.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watagan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Watagan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Watagan volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out in an area where very few people provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 46.2% of people here volunteer their time, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, very few of the population provide unpaid care for others or children.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Watagan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14198/watagan/topic/community