12.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northern Beaches · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northern Beaches
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of people have served in the military in Northern Beaches. While volunteering is lower than in other areas, the community is heavily involved in unpaid care and housework. This creates a distinct profile of service both in and out of uniform.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 12.5% since 2011, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing care, a figure a little above the national average. This is alongside a much higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework per week (25.3%) compared to the rest of the country.
13.4% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Military service is very common in Northern Beaches, where 8.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
8.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021486/northern-beaches/topic/community