21.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inglewood - Waggamba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Inglewood - Waggamba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 21.5% of residents in Inglewood - Waggamba giving their time. This is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, although the local volunteering rate has fallen from 27.1% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A strong 21.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the state and national rates of 14.1%. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas, despite a 5.6 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care for children (24.3%) and other unpaid care (11.1%) are lower or about the same as state and national levels.
11.1% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Force veterans make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 3.9% in Queensland.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Inglewood - Waggamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011174/inglewood-waggamba/topic/community