11.2% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sarina Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sarina Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 5% of people in Sarina Beach have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. While a small number of residents volunteer, others contribute significantly through unpaid housework and care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 11.2% since 2011, a figure that is now a little below the Queensland and national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is 25.3%, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a lower-than-average 20.2% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
12.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
With 4.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force, the area has a much higher rate of veterans than most other similar places.
4.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Sarina Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322103/sarina-beach/topic/community