9.0% ▼ -56.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Helens Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Helens Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people take on unpaid roles in St Helens Beach, where community involvement is notably low. Only 9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This trend extends to home life, with far fewer people providing unpaid care compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9% of people here volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than in most areas, with only 12.9% of people caring for children unpaid, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with the 17.4% who spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is also well below the Australian average.
11.0% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Helens Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32642/st-helens-beach/topic/community