12.3% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wamuran · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wamuran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local community involvement in Wamuran has seen a notable shift since 2011, with a strong focus on home-based responsibilities. While volunteering is low, the area is defined by a high proportion of people managing unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home duties are common here, with 27.6% of people caring for children unpaid. This is higher than most areas, alongside 25.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% national figure.
12.6% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 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.
A much higher proportion of people in Wamuran have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population being veterans. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Wamuran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32977/wamuran/topic/community