22.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wellington Mill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wellington Mill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Wellington Mill volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong history of military service and a high rate of unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 32.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.7% provide unpaid childcare, and 8.3% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Wellington Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51561/wellington-mill/topic/community