17.3% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kelvin Grove - Herston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kelvin Grove - Herston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Kelvin Grove - Herston give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit is high, the area has a much lower rate of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 22.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas. Only 19.1% of people care for children unpaid and 13.8% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
7.9% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. At 2.2%, the number of people who have served is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 Kelvin Grove - Herston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031126/kelvin-grove-herston/topic/community