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Waddington · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Waddington

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

Nearly 4 in 10 people in Waddington volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most of the country. This spirit of helping out is reflected in high rates of unpaid care for others.

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Where Waddington sits — Volunteers

38.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waddington — higher than 92% of areas.

Waddington38.5%
6509, WA 24.8%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very high here at 38.5%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.

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38.5% —

Higher than 92% 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.

Caregiving is common, with 15.4% of people providing unpaid care and 30.8% caring for children, both of which are well above national figures. Interestingly, no one reported doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, a figure far below the rest of the state.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.

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 Waddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51496/waddington/topic/community