15.1% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central Highlands - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Central Highlands - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid child care in Central Highlands - East, a figure well above the national average. While many residents support families, the area has a lower rate of people providing other types of unpaid care and a shrinking number of volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is similar to the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common, with 29.6% of people helping out, though this is down from 33.4% in 2011. In contrast, only 8.2% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the national figure, and 17.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
8.2% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Central Highlands - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011190/central-highlands-east/topic/community