24.4% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bickley · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bickley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines Bickley (L), where 24.4% of residents give their time to others. While this is far above the Australian figure, it represents a 15 point drop since 2011. The area also shows a strong trend of providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care and 31.2% caring for children unpaid, a figure that has risen since 2011. Additionally, 28.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
14.4% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below both the state and national figures and much lower than most areas.
1.7%
Lower than 89% 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 Bickley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522006/bickley/topic/community