23.5% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southend · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Southend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of life in Southend, where 23.5% of people volunteer. This rate is well above the national figure and most other similar areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 16.5%, having risen since 2011. While 26.3% of people care for children unpaid, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.5% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▲ +520.4%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 2.4% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas.
2.4%
Lower than 78% 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 Southend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422049/southend/topic/community