18.4% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West End · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in West End
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in West End volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit is high, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out, though this is 5.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 20.1% of people caring for children and 14.7% doing over 15 hours of housework. Those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 8.7%, which is well below the national figure.
8.7% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
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.
About 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the Queensland average and about the same as the national figure.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011112/west-end/topic/community