17.5% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Salisbury - Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Salisbury - Nathan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.2% of people in Salisbury - Nathan provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents help out in their spare time, the overall level of volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, with 17.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia, though the rate has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a little more common here than across the state and nation, and this figure has risen since 2011. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are less common than in most areas.
11.1% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for areas like this, with 2.9% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher 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 Salisbury - Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041070/salisbury-nathan/topic/community