17.2% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whites Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whites Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set Whites Valley apart from other areas across the state. While volunteering is steady, a significant number of residents provide essential support to others in their homes. This community shows a strong tendency toward caregiving and service compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 16.4% of people providing care and 28.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the state and national averages. This is alongside 25.7% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
16.4% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Whites Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41583/whites-valley/topic/community