33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaufort River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaufort River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 33.3% of people in Beaufort River volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement defines the area's social landscape. Residents are also much more likely to spend their time on unpaid housework and childcare than people in other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in three residents volunteers here, a figure that is far above the Western Australian average of 15.9% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 29.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 31.3% caring for children, both of which are well above the national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 10.4%, which is a little below the Australian average.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Beaufort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50088/beaufort-river/topic/community