15.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bentley - Wilson - St James · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bentley - Wilson - St James
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Steady volunteering rates define community life in Bentley - Wilson - St James, where 15.6% of people help out. While most participation levels have remained stable since 2011, the area has seen a small rise in the number of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in other areas. Only 18.4% of people care for children unpaid, and just 13.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
8.2% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
1.9%
Lower than 74% 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 Bentley - Wilson - St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031124/bentley-wilson-st-james/topic/community