20.1% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Gum Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in White Gum Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in White Gum Valley volunteers their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the local spirit, making it an area where people are much more likely to give their time to others than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and 6.0 percentage points higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here at 28.8%, which is a little above the Australian average. However, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care are lower than in most other areas.
11.4% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.1% of the population having a military background, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 White Gum Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51593/white-gum-valley/topic/community