14.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Bunbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in East Bunbury provide unpaid child care, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents give their time to others, the area generally sees lower levels of volunteering and unpaid care than many similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is provided by 24.6% of people, which is well below the state figure. Meanwhile, those providing any unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are fewer than in most other areas.
11.3% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 East Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50452/east-bunbury/topic/community