27.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalyup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dalyup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Dalyup volunteer, which is a far higher rate than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area. While volunteering is very common, others are less likely to provide unpaid care compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Western Australian (15.9%) and national (14.1%) rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (26%) are well above the national figure, but those providing other unpaid care (6.3%) are much lower than most areas. Those caring for children unpaid (23.6%) are also well below the state average.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Dalyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50377/dalyup/topic/community