19.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waterloo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Waterloo generally matches similar areas in its community involvement, though its residents are notably more active in volunteering. Nearly one in five people here volunteer their time, which is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a strong feature of the area, with 19.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the state figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 26.9% care for children unpaid, which is roughly the same as the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 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.
A higher proportion of people in Waterloo have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, sitting at 3.4%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51545/waterloo/topic/community