16.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalyellup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dalyellup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 35% of people in Dalyellup provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the community's social makeup. Other areas of participation, such as volunteering and defence service, align closely with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 35.1% of people providing it, far exceeding the 26.3% national figure. However, the area is less likely than most to have people providing other forms of unpaid care, at 10.2%.
10.2% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Western Australian and national rates.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Dalyellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50376/dalyellup/topic/community