19.1% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Avoca Beach - Copacabana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Avoca Beach - Copacabana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average in many areas, Avoca Beach - Copacabana is a place where people give a lot of their time to others. This is seen in the high rates of volunteering and unpaid family care, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people (19.1%) volunteer here, which is much higher than most other areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this rate has fallen 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 31.4% of people caring for children and 27.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. Meanwhile, the 12.2% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales average.
2.3%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Avoca Beach - Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011028/avoca-beach-copacabana/topic/community