19.9% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaufort · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaufort
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five residents in Beaufort now volunteer their time, contributing to a strong local spirit. The area sees high levels of community involvement, particularly through unpaid work and a notable history of military service. These figures show a community that is deeply engaged in supporting others and the nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of people in Beaufort volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.0% of residents provide unpaid care, 23.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 20.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.1% of residents having served, well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20181/beaufort/topic/community