20.8% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanthorpe Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stanthorpe Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines daily life in Stanthorpe Surrounds, where over one in five people volunteer. While this is well above the national figure of 14.1%, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. This community focus extends to a high rate of unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is a drop from 2011 when 24.9% of residents gave their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 15.1% provide unpaid care—which is among the highest levels across the country—even though the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state average.
15.1% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 4.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031188/stanthorpe-surrounds/topic/community