32.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalwallinu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dalwallinu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Dalwallinu. About 32.9% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 32.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and 14.1% across the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—slightly more than the national figure—those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most other areas. Only 10.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian average of 11.9%.
10.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas, with 1.6% of people having served, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Dalwallinu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50375/dalwallinu/topic/community