13.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Secret Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Secret Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Secret Harbour than in other parts of the country. While local volunteering is low, the area has a notably strong presence of former Defence Force members. This suggests a community where family responsibilities and military service shape daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 36.8% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, only 9.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.1% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 6.1% of residents having served, which is well above the state and national figures of around 2.9%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Secret Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51337/secret-harbour/topic/community