12.3% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taigum - Fitzgibbon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Taigum - Fitzgibbon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Taigum - Fitzgibbon provide unpaid childcare, with 28.6% of residents stepping into this role. This high level of family care stands out against a lower trend in community volunteering. While many are busy at home, fewer people are active in formal volunteer groups compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped here, with 12.3% of people now helping out in their community. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and represents a 3.3 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, and the 28.6% of residents providing this care is a little above the national figure. In contrast, people providing other types of unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are lower than in most areas.
10.7% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
A higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.6% of the population having served.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Taigum - Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041045/taigum-fitzgibbon/topic/community