20.4% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taringa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Taringa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 20% of residents in Taringa volunteer their time, which is far more than the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement stands out against a trend where unpaid care for children and housework is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average. This is a drop from 2011, when 24% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Taringa has much lower rates of unpaid work than most areas, with only 21.2% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below the 26.3% national figure, though the number of people providing unpaid care and doing housework has risen since 2011.
9.4% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031097/taringa/topic/community