14.9% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banjup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Banjup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Banjup provide unpaid childcare than in the rest of the country, with 36.8% of residents doing so. This high level of family care stands out as the most striking feature of community life in the area. Other forms of volunteering and service are generally more in line with state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Banjup volunteer, which is a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is around the middle for similar areas and is just a little below the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 36.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a figure far above the Australian average—those providing other unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas at 9.5%. Around 20.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.5% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 2.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 Banjup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011148/banjup/topic/community