12.0% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkinson - Drewvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parkinson - Drewvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Parkinson - Drewvale than they were a decade ago, but unpaid childcare remains a major part of life here. About 34.2% of residents provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a community where family responsibilities are a primary focus for many adults.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to 12.0%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.2% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.7% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, and about 21.1% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
10.7% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.8% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the state average of 3.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Parkinson - Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051075/parkinson-drewvale/topic/community