23.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wonnerup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wonnerup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Wonnerup volunteer, making the area far more active in community work than the national average. This spirit of helping others is a key part of local life, though few people here are caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.1% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure—many more are busy with other duties. About 30.6% do over 15 hours of housework a week, and 18.8% provide some form of unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas.
18.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Wonnerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51634/wonnerup/topic/community