20.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Busselton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Busselton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 20% of people in Busselton volunteer, though this is a drop from 21.7% in 2011. This level of community spirit is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Other forms of unpaid work, including childcare and housework, have also seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the state figure of 15.9%. This is higher than most similar areas, despite a 1.7 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. Unpaid childcare also fell to 26.1% since 2011, while the 11.7% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.7% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Around 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre 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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512002/busselton/topic/community