Walyurin · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Walyurin

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

A huge 58.3% of people in Walyurin volunteer, placing this area among the highest for community involvement. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While many contribute their time to others, the area has a very low rate of unpaid care and defence service.

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📍 Walyurin, Suburb / Locality

Where Walyurin sits — Volunteers

58.3% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walyurin — higher than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Walyurin58.3%
6363, WA 46.6%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

More than half the population volunteers here, which is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.

58.3% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 58.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is rare in Walyurin, with 0.0% of people providing such support, far below the national figure of 11.9%. About 25% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.0% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 60.9%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

20.8% —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47.8%
  • 2021: 20.8%

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 average.

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 Walyurin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51514/walyurin/topic/community