15.6% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Everton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Everton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people serve in the Defence Force in Everton Park than in most similar areas. While nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, the overall number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 29.4% of residents helping out, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, those doing heavy housework or providing other unpaid care are less common than in most areas.
10.8% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
A striking 7.3% of people in Everton Park have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
7.3%
Higher than 96% 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 Everton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011025/everton-park/topic/community