17.9% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Byron Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Byron Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Byron Bay sees more people volunteering than most similar areas. While 17.9% of residents give their time to a cause, the area has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.9% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 23.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people in Byron Bay provide unpaid care than in most other areas. This includes those caring for children (21.2%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.2%), both of which are well below the Australian average.
9.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 1.6% of people having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011240/byron-bay/topic/community