21.1% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. While volunteering remains steady, other types of unpaid work and care have seen a decline since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average. This commitment to volunteering has barely changed over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average, other forms of unpaid work have dropped. Since 2011, those caring for children unpaid fell by 11 points to 26.1%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell by 9.9 points to 21.3%.
13.4% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.5%. This is much lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221069/surf-beach-sunderland-bay/topic/community