60.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walyormouring · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walyormouring
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Walyormouring contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. An impressive 60% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service extends to the home and to the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 60% of people giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household work is a major commitment, as 46.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, 0% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 46.7%
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 15.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
15.6%
Higher 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 Walyormouring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51512/walyormouring/topic/community