47.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wattoning · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wattoning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Wattoning volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where people are much more likely to help others and care for children than in most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 47.6% of people helping out. This is far 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.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Wattoning, where 47.6% of people care for children and 28.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above state levels. Interestingly, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
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.
47.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 uncommon in the area, with no residents who have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wattoning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51551/wattoning/topic/community