22.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wokalup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wokalup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over a fifth of residents in Wokalup volunteer their time, a figure that is far higher than the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. While many help out in the community, others focus on providing unpaid care and support at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.5% of residents providing support and 25.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above state levels. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 19.4%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.5% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 57% 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 Wokalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51629/wokalup/topic/community