13.4% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bassendean (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bassendean (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Bassendean participate in unpaid work and volunteering compared to most similar areas. While 13.4% of the community volunteer, this is lower than the state figure of 15.9%. Most participation figures here sit close to the national average or have seen slight declines over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower here than in most other areas, with 13.4% of people helping out. This figure is a little below the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, those spending 15 or more hours on housework fell to 18.9% since 2011, while the number of people providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 11.2%.
11.2% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 64% of state electorate 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 Bassendean (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50502/bassendean/topic/community