12.1% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Burns Beach now provide unpaid childcare than in previous years. This trend is a standout feature of the area, with 31% of residents caring for children without pay, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of residents provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, reaching 31%. In contrast, the 9.5% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.5% —
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 67% 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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51004/burns-beach/topic/community