17.4% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit is high, the number of volunteers has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. This area also has a notably strong connection to the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.4% of residents giving their time, although this is lower than the 22.7% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. Other forms of unpaid care are more typical, with 11.4% of residents providing care, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
11.4% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.0%
Higher 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 Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304011084/seventeen-mile-rocks-sinnamon-park/topic/community