16.3% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Holland Park West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Holland Park West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 16% of people in Holland Park West volunteer, which is a little above the state and national figures. While community involvement remains higher than in most similar areas, this rate has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. This reflects a community with strong but declining levels of unpaid contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is higher than most other areas and slightly above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 28.8% of people providing this support, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.0% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 11.9%.
11.0% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average but a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Holland Park West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021057/holland-park-west/topic/community