14.3% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thorneside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Thorneside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Thorneside provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area has a higher than usual proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is down from 17.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.5% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure. This rose slightly since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework also increased to 21.8%.
11.2% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 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.
A higher than usual 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Thorneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011005/thorneside/topic/community