33.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ocean Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ocean Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.4% of people in Ocean Beach volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where residents are more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in three residents volunteers here, a figure far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 29% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 29.9% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is also higher than in most areas.
12.9% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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).
More for Ocean Beach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ocean Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51175/ocean-beach/topic/community