20.8% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grange · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Grange
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Grange provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in supporting others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care. These figures highlight a strong culture of helping out at home and in the wider neighborhood.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 37.1% of people caring for children, a rate far above the national figure. Around 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.8% since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031123/grange/topic/community