41.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Depot Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Depot Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 41.7% of people in Depot Beach volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This strong spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people across the state or country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.7% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a major activity, with 66.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, about 25% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
66.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 2.3% in New South Wales.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Depot Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11244/depot-beach/topic/community