30.4% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wongan Hills · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wongan Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly double the state rate of volunteering defines community life in Wongan Hills. Around 30.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This high level of local engagement has remained steady for over a decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children rose to 25.6% since 2011, while the proportion of people providing other unpaid care fell to 8.8%, which is well below the national figure.
8.8% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A little more than 4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and above the state average.
4.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre 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 Wongan Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521050/wongan-hills/topic/community