19.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Henley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Henley Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher share of people contribute to their community in Henley Beach compared to the rest of the country. About 19.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends to care for others and service to the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, a rate of 19.4% that is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in the area, with 15.2% of people providing care—a figure well above the Australian average of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 26.9% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
15.2% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
About 2.9% of people in Henley Beach have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Henley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40584/henley-beach/topic/community