12.7% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Newstead - Bowen Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Newstead - Bowen Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Newstead - Bowen Hills compared to the rest of the state. This is a community where only 6.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the Queensland figure. While others are less likely to care for family, a small number of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly here, falling from 20.4% in 2011 to 12.7% in 2021. This is a little below the national and state figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid work, with only 11.3% of people caring for children—far below the Queensland figure of 26.5%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (9.8%) and those providing general unpaid care (6.8%) are well below state and national levels.
6.8% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.8% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills/topic/community