13.1% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deagon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Deagon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is less common in Deagon, where volunteering rates have dropped significantly over the last decade. While 13.1% of people volunteer, this is lower than most other areas and has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is handled by 25.4% of people, while 12.2% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. Around 19.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than most other areas.
12.2% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.2% of the population having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 79% 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 Deagon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041043/deagon/topic/community