14.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carina Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Carina Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 14.2% of people in Carina Heights spend their spare time volunteering, which is about the same as the national figure. Daily life here involves slightly lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other areas, though the number of people providing unpaid care has risen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Carina Heights are around the middle for similar areas. While the current figure of 14.2% is about the same as the Queensland and national averages, it has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid care than in most areas, with 24.5% caring for children and 19.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is a little below state and national figures. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 11.1% since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 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.
Around 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and only slightly lower than the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Carina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303011050/carina-heights/topic/community