14.8% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stafford Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stafford Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 5.6 percentage points since 2011 in Stafford Heights. While local giving has fallen, a high number of residents still contribute through unpaid family work and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are common here, with 28.1% of people caring for children unpaid and 22.2% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.4% provide other unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
11.4% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of residents having served.
4.2%
Higher 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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021033/stafford-heights/topic/community