14.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keperra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Keperra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of service and a commitment to care shape daily life in Keperra. The area is notable for having a very high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force, while rates of volunteering and unpaid childcare remain steady and align with national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people in Keperra volunteer, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13% of people providing care—a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, 27% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the rest of the country.
13.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Service to the country is a standout feature of Keperra, where 7.2% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.2%
Higher than 96% 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 Keperra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041100/keperra/topic/community