13.6% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering marks the shift in community activity for Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach since 2011. While 13.6% of people now volunteer, this is nearly 10 percentage points lower than a decade ago. Despite this, the area sees a very high number of people providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates, but it has fallen 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31.1% of people providing this care—well above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 23.4%, and 13.0% of people provide other types of unpaid care.
13.0% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre 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 Sandy Beach - Emerald Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115124/sandy-beach-emerald-beach/topic/community