12.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Mount Gravatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Upper Mount Gravatt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering define Upper Mount Gravatt compared to the rest of the state. Only 12.4% of people here volunteer, and the area sees far fewer residents providing unpaid childcare or housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in Upper Mount Gravatt, with 12.4% of people helping out compared to 14.1% across Australia. This is a little below the national figure and represents a 4.3 percentage point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 20.8% of people caring for children and 15.7% doing heavy housework. Similarly, those providing general unpaid care sit at 9.5%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 11.5%.
9.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 2.2%, this is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Upper Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031065/upper-mount-gravatt/topic/community