14.6% —
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wooroloo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wooroloo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wooroloo do unpaid housework compared to the state and national figures. While volunteering rates have nearly doubled since 2016, the area now sits slightly below the Western Australian average for community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, despite rising 6.8 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week—well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, and 26.1% care for children without pay.
12.6% —
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Around 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 51% 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 Wooroloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522068/wooroloo/topic/community