34.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Williams · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Williams
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34% of residents in Williams volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, as volunteering rates are more than double those seen across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is much more common than in most areas, with 30.8% of people providing this support. While 24.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure—only 9.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.8% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population. This is a little below the 2.9% seen in Western Australia and the 2.8% national average.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Williams [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51614/williams/topic/community