19.0% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paddington - Milton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Paddington - Milton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Paddington - Milton, where 19% of residents give their time to help others. While community spirit is strong, the area sees far fewer people performing unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nineteen per cent of people here volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a high rate for the area, although it has fallen from 23.5% since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 22.2% of people care for children unpaid and 16.2% do more than 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures of around 21% to 26%.
9.6% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Paddington - Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041135/paddington-milton/topic/community