10.6% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berserker · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Berserker
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.3% of people in Berserker provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While child care is typical for the region, volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. Only 10.6% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Berserker have fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011. At 10.6%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 25.3%, though the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 12.2%, which is about the same as the state average.
12.2% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Berserker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031205/berserker/topic/community