11.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bennett Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bennett Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 31% of people in Bennett Springs provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While many residents are busy with children, other forms of community involvement and service are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state (15.9%) and national (14.1%) averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, though those doing over 15 hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are much fewer than usual.
9.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Bennett Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50110/bennett-springs/topic/community