21.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walliston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walliston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 21% of people in Walliston give their time as volunteers. This high level of community spirit is reflected across the board, with residents far more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than those in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21% of residents helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in Walliston, where 33.6% of people care for children—well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This trend extends to other duties, with 26.7% doing significant housework and 14.3% providing general unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.
14.3% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.4%. This is about the same as the 2.9% across Western Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Walliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51508/walliston/topic/community