14.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dawesville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dawesville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of Dawesville residents spend significant time on unpaid housework, reflecting a community where home-based responsibilities are a major part of daily life. While volunteering is less common than in other areas, there is a notably strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common, with 28.9% of people looking after children unpaid, slightly above the national figure. This is alongside a much higher rate of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework (25.7%) compared to both the state and the nation.
11.0% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 4.1% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian average 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 Dawesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50396/dawesville/topic/community