15.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beacon Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beacon Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities are a major part of life in Beacon Hill, where 30.4% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is well above the national figure and much higher than in most other similar areas. While many residents focus on home care, volunteering and military service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Beacon Hill volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures, though this is lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a significant commitment here, with 30.4% of residents caring for children unpaid. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%, while 23.9% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework.
12.1% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with just 1.9% of the population having done so. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Beacon Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10238/beacon-hill/topic/community