20.2% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bedfordale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bedfordale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Bedfordale volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit extends to the home, where residents are far more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 32.3% of people care for children unpaid. This is well above the national average, and a higher than usual 26.3% of residents also spend 15 hours or more each week on housework.
14.1% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Bedfordale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50092/bedfordale/topic/community