19.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in South Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in the South Coast, which is well above the national figure. This region shows a strong commitment to community work and care, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is an area where people are more likely to serve others and their families than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.5% of people helping out. This is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%, although it fell from 23.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid work, with 26.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. While 13.4% provide some form of unpaid care, only 20.8% care for children unpaid, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.3%.
13.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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 South Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10104/south-coast/topic/community