30.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beachport · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Beachport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Beachport volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering compared to similar places. It is a place where residents contribute significantly to local causes and activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% across Australia. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size, though it has fallen slightly by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the proportion of people providing unpaid care is a little below the national figure, 27.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the usual 20.7% across Australia. Meanwhile, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
10.1% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
A higher than usual 4.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 63% 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 Beachport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421002/beachport/topic/community