16.4% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ascot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Ascot than in most similar areas, though this has dropped from 22.3% in 2011 to 16.4% today. The area is marked by lower rates of unpaid domestic work and childcare compared to the rest of the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national and Queensland figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care of children is much lower than most areas at 22.6%, and only 18.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 11.4% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.4% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Around 3.2% of the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031121/ascot/topic/community