12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaufort · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaufort
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of community involvement define Beaufort compared to similar areas. Only 12.5% of people volunteer here, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This trend of lower participation extends into unpaid care and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 6.3% of people providing care—well below the state's 13.1%. However, 25.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
No one in Beaufort has served in the Defence Force, leaving the area well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40084/beaufort/topic/community