Webberton · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Webberton

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Few residents of Webberton have recently stepped up to volunteer compared to other areas. While community involvement is low, the area has a higher share of people who served in the Defence Force than most similar places.

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📍 Webberton, Suburb / Locality

Where Webberton sits — Volunteers

8.2% ▼ -57.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Webberton — lower than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Webberton8.2%
6530, WA 15.9%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 8.2% of people here volunteer, which is well below the state figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.

8.2% ▼ -57.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Household chores are common, with 28.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 28.7% also provide unpaid childcare, only 6.6% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure much lower than most areas.

6.6% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

28.7% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 28.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

28.7% ▲ +39.7%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 28.7%

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 people here have served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 4.2% having served compared to 2.8% across Australia.

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 Webberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51552/webberton/topic/community