12.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Saunders Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Saunders Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than seven per cent of people in Saunders Beach have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. While military service is common, other forms of community work are less frequent here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the state and national rates and has fallen by 2.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 21.3%, though this rose 2.1 points since 2011. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework are at 20.1%, while 11.4% provide other unpaid care.
11.4% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 very common here, with 7.7% of residents having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
7.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Saunders Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322104/saunders-beach/topic/community