15.3% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Gravatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Gravatt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Mount Gravatt involves a high level of family support, with 28% of people caring for children without pay. While family care is common, overall volunteering has dropped since 2011. These figures show a community where local support is often focused on the home rather than outside organisations.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, at 28%. In contrast, the 11.3% who provide other unpaid care and the 19.1% doing heavy housework are both lower than the national figures.
11.3% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.4% of the population having this experience. This is lower than the state average of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031063/mount-gravatt/topic/community