19.6% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tarragindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tarragindi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Tarragindi and the rest of the country in how people give their time. Roughly 36% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about 10 points higher than the national figure. This community is much more active in both volunteering and home-based care than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 20% of people in Tarragindi volunteer, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen by 5.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 36.3% of people caring for children and 24.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above state and national levels. Meanwhile, 12.9% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the Queensland average.
12.9% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
About 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Tarragindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041071/tarragindi/topic/community