18.1% ▼ -46.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golden Beach - Paradise Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteer rates since 2011 marks a shifting community spirit in Golden Beach - Paradise Beach (L). While 18.1% of residents still volunteer—a figure well above the national average—this is 16 percentage points lower than it was a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here provide unpaid childcare at 8.4%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. However, unpaid care for others is more common, with 13.8% of residents providing this support, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
13.8% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.4% ▼ -63.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 slightly more common here than across the state, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Lower than 59% 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 Golden Beach - Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221030/golden-beach-paradise-beach/topic/community