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 - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Busselton - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Busselton - West compared to the rest of the country. About 20% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is well above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a common activity here, with 24% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.7% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% 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.
26.7% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% —
Higher than 75% 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.
More people here have served in the Defence Force than in most other similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501011294/busselton-west/topic/community