10.7% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chermside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chermside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.7% of people in Chermside volunteer, which is a much lower rate than most other areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid care and housework, where local figures sit well below the national averages. In contrast, the area has a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The share of residents who volunteer is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This has dropped over the last decade, falling 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 17.6% of people caring for children and 14.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. These figures are well below the Queensland and national averages.
8.9% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
About 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most other areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021028/chermside/topic/community