23.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashgrove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ashgrove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Ashgrove, where 23% of people volunteer. This rate is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one quarter of residents volunteer their time, which is 8.9 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are common here, with 32.8% of people caring for children unpaid—a figure well above the national average. This is alongside 22.2% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is higher than most areas.
12.6% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Ashgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041132/ashgrove/topic/community