15.4% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wanerie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wanerie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 4.2% of people in Wanerie have served in the Defence Force. While military service is more common here than in most areas, the community is far less likely to provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but slightly above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very rare here, with only 15.4% of people doing so, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 28.5%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are well below the national average.
11.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -46.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature for the area, with 4.2% of the population having served, which is much higher than most other areas and a little above the state average.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Wanerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51522/wanerie/topic/community