20.0% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Freshwater - Stratford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Freshwater - Stratford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service than most similar areas define Freshwater - Stratford. One in five residents volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While these levels of community involvement remain strong, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 20% of people here volunteer, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this is down 6.0 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common, with 29.6% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 21.2%, while 10.5% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.5% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 similar areas. About 4.9% of residents have served, which is a little above the 3.9% for Queensland and 2.8% for Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Freshwater - Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011140/freshwater-stratford/topic/community