19.4% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wickham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wickham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35.4% of people in Wickham provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is a standout feature for the area, though other forms of community support and service are more typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While many people care for children, only 5.3% provide other types of unpaid care, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. Similarly, the 17.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
5.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.2%
Higher 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 Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51601/wickham/topic/community