22.0% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seacliff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Seacliff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Seacliff provide unpaid childcare, marking the area's most significant contribution to community support. This is part of a broader trend of active participation, with local residents volunteering and caring for others at rates well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.0% of people giving their time. This is higher than most areas and sits well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major feature of the area; 31.1% of people care for children, which is much higher than most places. About 14.1% provide other unpaid care, while 22.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.1% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Seacliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41311/seacliff/topic/community