23.5% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beverley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Beverley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Beverley compared to similar areas. While 23.5% of residents volunteer—well above the national figure of 14.1%—this is a decline from the 31.9% seen in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure, 26.3% do over 15 hours of housework weekly—a rate much higher than most areas. Around 11.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.8% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 much higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 4.6% of residents having served.
4.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50560/beverley/topic/community