16.3% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frenchville - Mount Archer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Frenchville - Mount Archer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Frenchville - Mount Archer than in most similar areas. The most striking gap is in childcare, where 30.8% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This highlights a strong local commitment to supporting families and the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. This is higher than most areas, although the rate has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 13.2% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is higher than most areas and is driven by the 30.8% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is well above the state and national averages.
13.2% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 3.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Frenchville - Mount Archer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031208/frenchville-mount-archer/topic/community