14.2% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rochedale - Burbank · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rochedale - Burbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Rochedale - Burbank since 2011, but the number of people caring for children has climbed. Now, 38.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a shift in how people spend their spare time in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 22.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 38.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 22.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—a little above the national average—only 10.2% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.2% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Rochedale - Burbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031064/rochedale-burbank/topic/community