21.4% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wembley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wembley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 21% of people in Wembley volunteer their time, a figure far higher than both state and national levels. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This rate is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is common here, with 31.1% of people providing unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. However, only 11.3% provide other types of unpaid care, and the 19.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most areas.
11.3% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Around 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 2.9% and the national average of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/community