17.3% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Farm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in New Farm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in New Farm have volunteered their time since 2011, though the area still has a high rate of community spirit. While 17.3% of residents volunteer—well above the national figure—there has been a shift toward more people taking on unpaid care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this figure has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas, with only 16.8% of people caring for children and 13.7% doing heavy housework. Both figures are well below the national average, though the number of people providing any unpaid care has risen to 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.5%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland rate 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 New Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011109/new-farm/topic/community