17.2% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blueys Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blueys Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Blueys Beach volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, though fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of residents helping out, a figure well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care or look after children compared to most areas, though 24.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.8% of the population having done so, which is lower than most areas.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Blueys Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10419/blueys-beach/topic/community