10.7% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pallara - Willawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pallara - Willawong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Pallara - Willawong than in the rest of the state. While 38.8% of residents care for children without pay, volunteering rates are quite low and have fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a drop of 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 38.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 21.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 9.2% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the state average.
9.2% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.8% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Pallara - Willawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051074/pallara-willawong/topic/community