15.1% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geebung · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Geebung
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the family and community is a big part of daily life in Geebung, where 30.2% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is a much higher figure than most other areas. While volunteering has dropped over the last decade, the area maintains a strong tradition of unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This represents a drop of 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 13.2% providing unpaid care, a little above the national figure. This is driven largely by childcare, as 30.2% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.2% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Geebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021030/geebung/topic/community