23.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beelerup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beelerup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Beelerup volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Residents here are also more likely to provide unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 27.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national average of 20.7%. While 29.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 9.9% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
Defence service is more common in Beelerup than in most areas, with 5.7% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% recorded for both Western Australia and Australia.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Beelerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50097/beelerup/topic/community