Golden Beach · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Golden Beach

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people than average in Golden Beach spend their time volunteering and serving their country. Around 16.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure. This suggests a community where people are active in supporting others.

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📍 Golden Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Golden Beach sits — Volunteers

16.9% ▼ -23.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Golden Beach — lower than 56% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Golden Beach16.9%
3851, VIC 15.8%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

16.9% ▼ -23.4%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Only 9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the 13.1% who provide other forms of unpaid care is about the same as the state average.

13.1% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

9.0% ▼ -35.5%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.5% ▼ -31.5%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.4%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 21.5%

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.

People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2% seen in Victoria.

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 Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21054/golden-beach/topic/community