17.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shoalhaven Heads · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shoalhaven Heads
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in twenty people in Shoalhaven Heads have served in the Defence Force, a rate much higher than most other areas. This community is also very active in volunteering, with 17.9% of residents giving their time. These figures show a local population with a strong record of service and community contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of residents helping out. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure—the 21% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 11.6%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
11.6% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature of the area, as 5.5% of people have served. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13555/shoalhaven-heads/topic/community