13.4% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Main Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Main Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care and childcare in Main Beach than in other parts of the state. While volunteering levels are typical, the area is marked by a much lower rate of residents managing home and care duties compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a small drop from 2011, when the rate was 14.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 12.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the proportions of people providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are both well below the state and national averages.
10.0% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101269/main-beach/topic/community