35.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Biddy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Biddy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Lake Biddy volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of engagement is a standout feature for the locality, where 35.6% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common than in most areas at 35.6%, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, the 13.3% of people providing other unpaid care is only a little above the national rate, and far fewer people do 15 or more hours of housework than in most areas.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Lake Biddy has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Lake Biddy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50811/lake-biddy/topic/community