13.6% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Andrews Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Andrews Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 32% of people in St Andrews Beach provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This level of family support is a standout feature of the local community. Other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and defence service, are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, and 15.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
15.2% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 St Andrews Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22333/st-andrews-beach/topic/community