15.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.9% of people in Woodvale provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This highlights a community where family care is a primary focus. Other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and military service, sit closer to the national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people here look after children unpaid compared to most areas, sitting well above the national figure. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.2% providing general unpaid care and 22.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.2% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 2.8%. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Woodvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51641/woodvale/topic/community