16.5% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bassendean · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bassendean
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 16% of people in Bassendean volunteer, a figure that is slightly higher than the national average. The area shows a strong commitment to unpaid support, particularly through childcare, while other forms of community service and defence participation remain steady.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 14.1%. This has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 27.8% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is much higher than in most other areas. However, fewer people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework compared to most places, and 11.5% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.5% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) 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 Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50350/bassendean/topic/community