20.3% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in White Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More residents in White Beach contribute to their community through volunteering and care than in most similar areas. About 20% of the population volunteer, and there is a very strong presence of former Defence Force members. These figures show a community where many people dedicate their time to helping others and serving the public.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.3% of people helping out. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is high, with 15.9% of people providing support and 28.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, only 10.8% care for children unpaid, which is far below the 26.3% average for Australia.
15.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.8% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 very common in White Beach, where 7.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 White Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60749/white-beach/topic/community