17.8% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunshine Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sunshine Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Sunshine Beach volunteer their time, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of community involvement stands out even as the local proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas. This is 3.7 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures, though it fell from 20.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 24%, which is a little below the national figure. Meanwhile, 22% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 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.
Defence Force veterans make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%, and just a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 58% 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 Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051437/sunshine-beach/topic/community