Brisbane Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Brisbane Airport

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Hardly any residents engage in unpaid care or volunteer work in Brisbane Airport, placing it among the lowest areas for community participation. Only 3.3% of people volunteer, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community activity is consistent across all types of unpaid work.

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📍 Brisbane Airport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Brisbane Airport sits — Volunteers

3.3% ▼ -24.1%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 58 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 52 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 74 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 86 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 83 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 103 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 124 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 144 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 174 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 180 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 174 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 152 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 156 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 135 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 106 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 106 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 91 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 79 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 62 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 52 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 36 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 38 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 19 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 21 areas
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 13 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 14 areas
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 14 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 37 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane Airport — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Brisbane Airport3.3%
4008, QLD 12.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Just 3.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.

3.3% ▼ -24.1%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very rare in this area, with 0.0% of people providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework. Only 3.3% of residents care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

3.3% ▼ -73.6%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Brisbane Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031036/brisbane-airport/topic/community