14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Westdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to do unpaid housework in Westdale since 2011, with 30% of residents now spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This figure is well above both the state and national averages, marking a standout feature of how people spend their time in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people in Westdale volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Western Australia figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30% of residents do significant unpaid housework, only 10% provide unpaid care, a figure that is much lower than most areas. Those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.3%, which is well below the state average of 28.5%.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of people having served, which is a little above the figures for both the state and Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Westdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51587/westdale/topic/community