12.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadbeach Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Broadbeach Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in Broadbeach Waters provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. Most other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are a little lower than the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.3% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is the main focus, with 23.6% of people caring for children unpaid, a little below the state average. Meanwhile, 20.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.3% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011224/broadbeach-waters/topic/community