12.6% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chelsea - Bonbeach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chelsea - Bonbeach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in eight people in Chelsea - Bonbeach provide unpaid care, reflecting a community where many residents support others at home. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the area sees a growing number of people balancing paid work with family and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, with 12.6% of residents helping out. This figure has fallen from 15.4% in 2011 and is slightly lower than the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.3% of people performing these roles. This includes 27.4% who care for children unpaid—a figure that has risen since 2011—while 18.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.3% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 Chelsea - Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031186/chelsea-bonbeach/topic/community