22.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pretty Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pretty Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Pretty Beach than in most similar areas. About 22.1% of the community gives their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local involvement stands out across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.1% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher proportion than usual, 30.1%, spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 slightly higher number of people have served in the Defence Force compared to other areas, at 3.9%, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Pretty Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/topic/community