38.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walgoolan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walgoolan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 38.6% of people in Walgoolan volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where residents spend significantly more time on unpaid care and housework than people across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.6% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in Walgoolan, with 40.9% of people caring for children and 36.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, the 9.1% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average of 11.9%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
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 Walgoolan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51504/walgoolan/topic/community