16.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of people in Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale provide unpaid care for others, though overall volunteering has dipped. While 16.6% of residents volunteer, those providing unpaid care for others are more common here than in most other areas. This creates a strong local pattern of community and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people volunteer, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. More people are also providing unpaid care for others compared to most areas, a figure that rose 3.1 points since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011115/mount-nasura-mount-richon-bedfordale/topic/community