13.8% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Brisbane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Brisbane
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people are involved in unpaid care and housework in South Brisbane than in most other similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the region, the local community is much less likely to provide unpaid support for children or the elderly compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 19.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 12.5% of people caring for children and 5.8% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well below the national figures. Only 10.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, far below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
5.8% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.5% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011110/south-brisbane/topic/community