20.0% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Busselton - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Busselton - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Busselton - East, where volunteering is far more common than in most other areas. One in five residents gives their time to help others, a figure well above the national average. This community focus extends to both unpaid care at home and a higher-than-usual number of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Busselton - East, with 20.0% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents manage heavy workloads at home, with 23.7% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.2% provide unpaid care, slightly more than the state average.
12.2% —
Lower than 51% 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.
25.2% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Higher than 74% 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 more common here than in most other areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Busselton - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501011293/busselton-east/topic/community