7.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middle Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Middle Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark gap exists between Middle Beach and the rest of the country, where very few people volunteer but many provide unpaid care. Only 7.8% of residents volunteer, a figure well below the national average. However, the area sees much higher rates of unpaid caregiving and veterans' service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 7.8% of people taking part. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Middle Beach, as 18.2% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 29.9% who care for children unpaid, though only 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. Around 6.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Middle Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40867/middle-beach/topic/community