18.4% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While this level of community involvement is much higher than in most areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work compared to most areas, with 24.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Additionally, 28.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure.
11.7% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051543/peregian-beach-marcus-beach/topic/community