18.0% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Brisbane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Brisbane
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in East Brisbane than in most similar areas, with 18% of residents giving their time. While community spirit is high, this area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the proportion of residents who volunteer has fallen slightly from 20.7% in 2011 to 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid work, with only 18.1% of people caring for children and 13.8% doing over 15 hours of housework. This is well below the national figures for both activities. Similarly, the 8.6% of people providing unpaid care is much lower than in most other areas.
8.6% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 figure of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 East Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021115/east-brisbane/topic/community