28.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
City Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in City Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in City Beach compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 28% of residents give their time to help others, which is 14 percentage points above the national figure. This strong level of community involvement is mirrored by high rates of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.0% of people helping out, a rate far above both Western Australia and the national average. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is prevalent in this area, as 25.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. While those caring for children have decreased slightly to 29.9%, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 14.9% since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 54% 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 City Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011030/city-beach/topic/community