11.6% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Park Avenue · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Park Avenue
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar areas live in Park Avenue. While some forms of community help are common, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a notable decline from 2011, when 15.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. While those doing heavy housework fell to 19.7%, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.3% since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Park Avenue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031214/park-avenue/topic/community