41.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wal Wal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wal Wal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 41.9% of people in Wal Wal volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 42% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework and childcare are more common than in most areas, with 25.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the 9.7% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most other places.
9.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the national figure 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 Wal Wal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22649/wal-wal/topic/community