11.2% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Algester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Algester
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Algester provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are heavily involved in looking after children at home, fewer people here volunteer for community groups compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011, leaving it a little below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid childcare is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%, rising to 31.3% since 2011. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 20.4%, which is about the same as the national average.
11.7% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and only a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 58% 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 Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051072/algester/topic/community