13.8% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Bunbury - Glen Iris · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Bunbury - Glen Iris
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in East Bunbury - Glen Iris is shaped by a strong commitment to home and family, with more people performing unpaid housework and childcare than in most areas. While community volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains a place where a significant portion of the population supports others through unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 27.6% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure higher than most areas. Similarly, 22.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
11.5% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 common here, with 3.1% 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.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 East Bunbury - Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021015/east-bunbury-glen-iris/topic/community