15.7% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenslopes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Greenslopes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low rates of unpaid care and housework define daily life in Greenslopes. While 15.7% of people volunteer, the area sees far fewer residents providing unpaid child care or domestic help compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a little above the national figure at 15.7%, though this is a drop from 19.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 20.3% of people caring for children and 14.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
9.2% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure and a little below the state average.
2.8%
Lower 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 Greenslopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021055/greenslopes/topic/community