18.7% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Golden Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in South Golden Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of community involvement mark South Golden Beach compared to most similar areas. Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure. However, participation in these activities has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteers make up 18.7% of the population, a rate well above the 14.1% national figure. This is higher than most similar areas, though it fell from 23.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 31.8% of people providing this help—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.4% provide other unpaid care, both of which are lower than in most similar areas.
12.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this size and is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 90% 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 South Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115128/south-golden-beach/topic/community