12.7% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seahampton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Seahampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 37.6% of people in Seahampton provide unpaid child care, which is far above the national figure. While family care is very common here, fewer people now spend their time volunteering. This shift is clear as the number of volunteers has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a big drop from 2011, when 21% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Seahampton, with 14% providing general unpaid care and 26.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the New South Wales and national averages.
14.0% ▲ +170.2%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.6% ▲ +133.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▲ +143.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.6%
Lower than 74% 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 Seahampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122118/seahampton/topic/community