14.7% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caves Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caves Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care work stand out in Caves Beach compared to most similar areas. While volunteering is less common here than in other places, 15% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This highlights a community where many people are dedicated to supporting others in their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the 14.1% national figure and slightly above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people providing care, well above the 11.9% national figure. This is consistent with 24.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is also well above the national average.
15.0% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 3.6%, this is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Caves Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10861/caves-beach/topic/community