23.7% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Southport volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social landscape. Most residents contribute their time, though they are far less likely to be unpaid childcare providers than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people providing care—well above the Australian average—and 28.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, those caring for children unpaid are far below the national rate at just 15.8%.
15.8% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 about the same as the national figure, with 2.9% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60623/southport/topic/community