13.2% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Surfside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Surfside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of people provide unpaid support for others in Surfside, though a notable proportion have served in the military. While 13% of residents provide unpaid care, this is balanced by a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.2% of people in Surfside volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13% of people providing support and 24.1% caring for children, both of which are slightly above or around the national figures. Another 21.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a rate lower than most areas.
13.0% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Surfside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13713/surfside/topic/community