24.6% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bethanga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bethanga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in Bethanga volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is highly active, with many residents dedicating significant time to unpaid care and local service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside higher rates of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
17.2% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Those who served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% Australian average.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Bethanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20229/bethanga/topic/community