17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buckland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buckland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 17.4% of people in Buckland volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is well above the national figure. However, the area has very low levels of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare here, with 0.0% of people providing such support, far below the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with very low rates of unpaid childcare at 10.9% and housework at 17.4%, both of which are well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.9% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.0% of the population, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
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 Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50199/buckland/topic/community