10.8% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Runaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Runaway Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Runaway Bay get involved in community work and child care compared to most similar areas. While only 10.8% of residents volunteer, there is a stronger presence of former Defence Force members than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here, with 19.5% doing so—well below the 26.3% national average. However, 22% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Four per cent of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32490/runaway-bay/topic/community