16.8% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaconsfield Upper · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaconsfield Upper
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 33% of people in Beaconsfield Upper provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This community is more likely to take on unpaid responsibilities, whether through caring for family or volunteering, compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.7% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to general unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average at 14.3%.
14.3% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20176/beaconsfield-upper/topic/community