11.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wild Dog Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wild Dog Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community in Wild Dog Valley. While few residents volunteer for organisations, a significant portion of the population spends their time supporting family and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common, with 22.2% of residents doing so—a figure far above the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes 27.8% of people caring for children and a high 27.8% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
22.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national figure.
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 Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22783/wild-dog-valley/topic/community