11.7% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fortitude Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Fortitude Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Fortitude Valley than in other areas, with only 8.6% of residents doing so. This marks a significant gap compared to the national figure of 26.3%. Overall, the area shows much lower levels of unpaid care and community volunteering than typical Australian neighbourhoods.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in the area, with 11.7% of people now giving their time. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a fall of 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, as only 5.3% of people provide this support, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, only 8.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure far below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
5.3% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.6% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.5% ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Fortitude Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011106/fortitude-valley/topic/community