11.1% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westcourt - Bungalow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Westcourt - Bungalow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Westcourt - Bungalow than in most similar areas. While 4.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, volunteering rates have fallen to 11.1% over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual in this area, with only 8.2% of people providing care and 11.8% doing over 15 hours of housework. Just 16.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.2% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.3% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 82% 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 Westcourt - Bungalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021154/westcourt-bungalow/topic/community