13.8% —
Higher than 56% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Brisbane · Capital City
Community Participation in Greater Brisbane
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people in Greater Brisbane provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas. While 27.8% of residents look after children without pay, other community roles like volunteering have seen a recent decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is a drop from 2016, when 18.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common here, with 27.8% of people doing so unpaid, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Around 20.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and 11.5% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.5% —
Higher than 69% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 87% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Higher than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Defence service is more common in Greater Brisbane than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 78% of capital city 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 Greater Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3GBRI/greater-brisbane/topic/community