21.2% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waroona · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waroona
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Waroona volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This community engagement is a standout feature of the area, where local residents are significantly more active in volunteering than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 21.2% of people volunteer here, which is well above both the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%. This level of participation is higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While those providing unpaid care are about the same as the national figure at 11.3%, 26.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
11.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the 2.9% seen across Western Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51536/waroona/topic/community