10.8% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Runaway Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Runaway Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in Runaway Bay than they were in 2011. Only 10.8% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This shift reflects a broader decline in local community participation over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Runaway Bay have fallen 4.9 percentage points since 2011. At 10.8%, the proportion of volunteers is now much lower than most similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 19.5%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. However, 12.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031240/runaway-bay/topic/community