8.2% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gladstone Park - Westmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows have spent time volunteering since 2011, with only 8.2% doing so now. While unpaid care for others has become more common, the area has a very low rate of community volunteering compared to both the state and the nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 14.8% of people providing this support, which is a little above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid (24.3%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.1%) are both lower than in most areas.
14.8% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Gladstone Park - Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051245/gladstone-park-westmeadows/topic/community