22.8% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chelmer - Graceville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chelmer - Graceville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Chelmer - Graceville provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most active areas for family care in the region. This community also shows a strong commitment to helping others through volunteering. Most of these activities are more common here than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is 7.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 33.9% caring for children and 23.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 12.8% since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Around 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Chelmer - Graceville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031092/chelmer-graceville/topic/community