Beedelup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Beedelup

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Few residents in Beedelup spend their spare time on unpaid work or community service. Just 8.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average.

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📍 Beedelup, Suburb / Locality

Where Beedelup sits — Volunteers

8.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beedelup — lower than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Beedelup8.9%
6260, WA 24.9%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower than in most similar areas. At 8.9%, the rate is well below the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.

8.9%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 8.9% of people caring for children and 5.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework. The proportion of people providing any unpaid care is also much lower than most areas.

7.1%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

8.9%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

5.4%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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 Beedelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50095/beedelup/topic/community