32.5% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walpole · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Walpole
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 32.5% of Walpole (L) residents giving their time. This high level of community activity is a standout feature for the area, and the number of volunteers has risen by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.5% of the population volunteers, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state, 31.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Overall, unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.6% of people providing care.
14.6% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.7% ▼ -56.8%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
A high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 6.5%. This is well above both the national figure of 2.8% and the state figure of 2.9%.
6.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522061/walpole/topic/community