22.1% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Witchcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Witchcliffe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Witchcliffe provide unpaid childcare, marking a significant spike compared to national trends. This high level of family care is mirrored by a strong culture of giving, with volunteering rates well above those seen across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A high 22.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very common at 34.1%, and 25.3% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national levels. In contrast, only 8.5% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national figure.
8.5% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Witchcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51624/witchcliffe/topic/community