28.3% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beachport · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beachport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Beachport. Nearly 28% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are lower than in most areas.
10.4% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
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 higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher 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 Beachport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40082/beachport/topic/community