13.1% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bayswater North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bayswater North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Bayswater North provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. While many residents take on these caring roles, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.1% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 16% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing such support, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is higher than most areas, with 28.8% of residents caring for children unpaid.
13.4% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bayswater North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031263/bayswater-north/topic/community