10.0% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaconsfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of residents in Beaconsfield volunteer their time, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a wider trend in the area where residents are much less likely to engage in unpaid care and community work compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with just 7.7% of people providing care and only 13.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well below the New South Wales and national averages.
7.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rate across New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10239/beaconsfield/topic/community