61.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaumont · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaumont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 61% of people in Beaumont volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with many residents also providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 61.4% of people helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 47 points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in Beaumont, where 38.6% of people care for children and 15.9% provide other unpaid care. This is well above the state and national figures, and 31.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.6% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 31.8%
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. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the Western Australian average of 2.9%.
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 Beaumont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50089/beaumont/topic/community