19.1% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Mission Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in South Mission Beach give their time to the community compared to the national average. Nearly one in five residents volunteer, which is well above the state and national figures. This spirit of service extends to a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.7% of people provide unpaid care, the share of those caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, more people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in the rest of the state.
12.7% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 common in South Mission Beach, where 5.6% of people have served. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 South Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32596/south-mission-beach/topic/community