12.5% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkhurst - Kawana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parkhurst - Kawana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Parkhurst - Kawana provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While family care is common, other forms of community work and volunteering have generally declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen in the area, with only 12.5% of residents helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 4.2 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 29.1% of people care for children without pay, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Conversely, the 18.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework is lower than most areas, though the 11.6% providing general unpaid care is about the same as the national average.
11.6% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average and sits around the middle for similar areas.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Parkhurst - Kawana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031215/parkhurst-kawana/topic/community