21.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Busselton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Busselton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines West Busselton, where 21% of people give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also has a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This rate is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 23% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national average. However, the 24.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state figure of 28.5%.
11.6% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 West Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51569/west-busselton/topic/community