20.3% ▼ -46.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodanilling · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodanilling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the local area is a common part of life in Woodanilling, where over 20% of people volunteer. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure and is one of the most striking features of the area's social life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of people helping others and 25% spending 15 or more hours on housework. However, the 16.3% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the state and national figures.
14.5% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Around 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the averages for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51636/woodanilling/topic/community