13.4% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palm Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Palm Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 in Palm Beach. While community involvement has shifted, the area remains largely in line with state and national trends. About 13.4% of residents now volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.4% of people volunteer here, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 25.4%, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.5%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.0%) are both lower than most areas.
11.0% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021234/palm-beach/topic/community