17.2% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McBeath · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McBeath
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 17% of people volunteer their time in McBeath, which is a higher rate than the national figure. This community participation stands out against a local trend of very low levels of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of people helping out. This is a little above the Western Australian figure and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon in McBeath, where 0% of people provide such support. This is far below the figures for both the state and the nation, and only 13.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework per week.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 rare in the area, with 0% of residents having served. This is a little below the national and state figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 McBeath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50919/mcbeath/topic/community