25.0% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weyba Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weyba Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in Weyba Downs volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This strong local involvement is reflected in high rates of unpaid work and care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.0% of people helping out, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 33.6% do 15 or more hours of housework—far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This is alongside 29.1% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the state average.
12.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.6% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 33.6%
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.
Around 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Weyba Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33054/weyba-downs/topic/community