40.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bethany · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bethany
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 40% of people in Bethany volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a defining feature of the area, where residents contribute significantly more time to unpaid work and care than most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.2% of residents helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 26 points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 17.1% of people provide this support, which is much higher than most areas. While only 23.1% care for children unpaid—well below the national figure—about 28.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a rate well above the rest of Australia.
17.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Bethany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40099/bethany/topic/community