13.7% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denhams Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Denhams Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, making Denhams Beach a place with a notable military history. While few people here provide unpaid childcare, community involvement remains steady with about 13.7% of people volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people in Denhams Beach volunteer their time, which is a figure about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, with only 15.1% doing so. This is much lower than most areas, and is reflected in lower rates of people providing other unpaid care or doing significant housework.
10.4% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.2%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Denhams Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11238/denhams-beach/topic/community