21.2% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waterford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Waterford volunteer, making it a highly active place for community work. With 21.2% of residents giving their time, this rate is well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate is 21.2%, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.6% of residents provide other unpaid care, a little above the state average.
12.6% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 less common here than in most areas. Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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).
More for Waterford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51544/waterford/topic/community