17.7% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dixvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dixvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Dixvale volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. While many residents contribute to the community, the area has a much lower rate of people caring for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of the population volunteers, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the state and national figures at 16.1%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (24.2%) and people providing unpaid care (12.9%) are both above the Western Australian average.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 nation.
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 Dixvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50414/dixvale/topic/community