25.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagerup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wagerup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Wagerup volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. Other activities like unpaid housework are also much more common here than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.6% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average and far above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 34.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, 25.6% provide unpaid childcare, and 9.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are a little below the state and national averages.
9.3% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
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 Wagerup 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 Wagerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51499/wagerup/topic/community