21.2% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanthorpe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stanthorpe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Stanthorpe have fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, yet they remain a standout feature of the area. More than one in five people still volunteer here, which is a much higher proportion than in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 20.3%. Unpaid care for others is about the same as the state and national figures at 12.3%.
12.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031187/stanthorpe/topic/community