12.0% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baldivis - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Baldivis - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 38.6% of people in Baldivis - South provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of this kind of work. This suggests a community heavily focused on raising families, though this doesn't translate to other forms of service, as volunteering rates are lower than most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is far above the national figure, those providing other types of unpaid care are at 9.6%, which is much lower than most areas. Around 20.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
9.6% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.6% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Force service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.3% of the population having served, a little above the 2.9% seen across Western Australia.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Baldivis - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051313/baldivis-south/topic/community