21.7% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kenmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kenmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Kenmore provide unpaid care for children than the national average, with 36.5% doing so. This community is very active in supporting others, showing strong rates of volunteering and unpaid housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people (21.7%) volunteer here, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is down 6.1 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common in Kenmore, with 13.2% of people providing unpaid care and 26.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. These figures are both well above the national average.
13.2% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.5% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 3.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher 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 Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021090/kenmore/topic/community