19.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holdfast Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Holdfast Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of people in Holdfast Bay have taken on unpaid caring roles since 2011. While volunteer rates have dipped slightly, the area remains a highly active place where 19% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is much higher than most other areas. This 19% figure is well above the national rate of 14.1%, though it has fallen from 20.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 13.3%, a figure higher than most areas. This is alongside a rise in people caring for children, which now sits at 25.3%, while 19.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
13.3% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 service is more common here than in most areas. About 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40301/holdfast-bay/topic/community