11.7% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beachmere - Sandstone Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Beachmere - Sandstone Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Beachmere - Sandstone Point than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dropped over the last decade, there is a very strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 11.7% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are among the highest in the country at 14.8%, and 26.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state figure. However, the 21.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average.
14.8% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 6.5% of residents having served, a figure that is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.5%
Higher than 93% 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 Beachmere - Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313011362/beachmere-sandstone-point/topic/community