21.8% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Highgate Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Highgate Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have taken on unpaid caring roles since 2011 in Highgate Hill, though volunteering has dipped slightly. The area remains a highly active one, with 21.8% of residents volunteering, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of people volunteer here, a rate that is much higher than most areas. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, though it has fallen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 20.5% of people care for children and 16.0% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures.
10.5% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. About 2.0% of residents have served, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and about the same as the Australian figure.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Highgate Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011107/highgate-hill/topic/community