19.8% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sherwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sherwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Sherwood volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the local spirit, although the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is a place where residents are more likely to give their time to others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 5.7 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this is down from 26.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is more common here than in most areas, at 27.8%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.1%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 21.3%.
12.1% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
A higher share of people in Sherwood have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031095/sherwood/topic/community