12.1% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beachmere · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Beachmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering marks the recent shift in Beachmere, where only 12.1% of people now give their time to a cause. While many residents still contribute through unpaid care, the community's habits around volunteering and childcare have shifted since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to 12.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing care—a figure well above the Australian average. While the number of people caring for children is well below the state figure, 24.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 6.3%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Beachmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315007/beachmere/topic/community