45.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willala · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Willala has seen a notable shift since 2011, most clearly seen in the high number of people giving their time. Almost half of the residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 45.5% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, others are less likely to provide care. Only 18.2% care for children unpaid and no one reported providing other unpaid care, both far below state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Willala has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Willala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14311/willala/topic/community