71.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wongoondy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wongoondy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their local area than in most other similar places, making Wongoondy a standout for community spirit. An impressive 71.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 71.4% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of life for 38.1% of residents, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, almost no one provides other types of unpaid care, and the 19.0% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is slightly below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Wongoondy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51633/wongoondy/topic/community