16.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and childcare make Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford stand out compared to similar areas. About 16.2% of people here volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure. These trends show a community that is more active in supporting others than most.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.2% of residents helping out. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.8% of people doing so, a figure that has risen since 2011. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are less common than in most areas.
11.4% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 less common here than in most similar areas. About 2.5% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 - Embleton - Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011045/bayswater-embleton-bedford/topic/community