21.3% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paradise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paradise Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer in Paradise Beach, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 7.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure—many others contribute at home, with 30.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the Australian average, and 14.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
14.4% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.5% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.0% of residents having served.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22034/paradise-beach/topic/community