16.4% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than twice as many people have served in the Defence Force in Dale compared to the state and national figures. While volunteering rates are typical for the region, the area stands out for its high proportion of veterans and a low number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people in Dale volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and roughly the same as the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare, at 14.2%, which is far below the national figure. However, 23.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
10.9% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.2% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 striking 6.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the Western Australian and Australian averages.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Dale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50372/dale/topic/community