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Dwarda · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Dwarda

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Forty per cent of people volunteer in Dwarda, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the local commitment to the Defence Force and a strong tendency to handle housework at home.

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📍 Dwarda, Suburb / Locality

Where Dwarda sits — Volunteers

40.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dwarda — higher than 94% of areas.

Dwarda40.0%
6308, WA 27.2%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 40% of people giving their time, which is far above the 14.1% figure for Australia.

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40.0% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 55% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure—none of the residents provide unpaid care to others. This is far below both the state and national rates.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is much more common in Dwarda than elsewhere, with 17.9% of people having served, far above the 2.8% national average.

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 Dwarda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50445/dwarda/topic/community