20.4% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bicton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bicton (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement set Bicton apart from most similar areas. About 20.4% of people here volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home and the wider community through care and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.4% of residents pitching in, which is well above both the state (15.9%) and national (14.1%) figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 12.7% of people providing care and 30.0% caring for children, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.7% —
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Bicton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50805/bicton/topic/community