18.8% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Whitfield - Edge Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Whitfield - Edge Hill volunteer, a rate far higher than most other areas. While this level of community spirit is well above the national figure, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also has a notably strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this figure has dropped by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is 10.3%, which is much lower than most areas. Other unpaid work, such as caring for children (25.5%) and doing over 15 hours of housework (20.3%), sits around the middle for its level and is about the same as the state and national figures.
10.3% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/community