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Baldivis (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Community Participation in Baldivis (South Metropolitan)

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge 36.7% of people in Baldivis provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While the area has a high rate of people caring for children, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 Baldivis (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Baldivis (South Metropolitan) sits — Volunteers

11.5% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Baldivis (South Metropolitan) — lower than 76% of areas.

Baldivis (South Metropolitan)11.5%
Greater Perth 15.1%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.

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11.5% —

Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

The high rate of unpaid childcare is a standout feature here, sitting far above the 26.3% national figure. Other unpaid work is less common, with only 9.7% of people providing unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is more common here than elsewhere, with 5.2% of people having served, which is a little above both the state and national figures.

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 Baldivis (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50405/baldivis/topic/community