10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaconsfield - Officer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Beaconsfield - Officer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family duties dominate local life in Beaconsfield - Officer, where 34.4% of people provide unpaid child care. This is one of the highest rates for this level of area, standing well above the national figure of 26.3%. While many are busy at home, few residents are involved in formal volunteering or military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of unpaid child care, though other types of help are less common. Only 11.5% provide general unpaid care and 20.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are lower than most areas.
11.5% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 1.4% of people having served, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.4%
Lower than 83% 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 Beaconsfield - Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011546/beaconsfield-officer/topic/community