13.3% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
More than 30% of people in Beaconsfield provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care defines much of the community's daily contribution, though other forms of volunteering and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14% of people providing care and 30.4% caring for children, both of which are well above the state and national averages. Around 22.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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/SAL20175/beaconsfield/topic/community