17.3% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kin Kora - Sun Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kin Kora - Sun Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 17.3% of people in Kin Kora - Sun Valley volunteer, marking it as a place with higher community involvement than most areas. While these rates remain high compared to the state, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2016. This active spirit extends to unpaid care, where local rates for childcare are significantly higher than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this is a drop from 2016, when 20.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, with 31.7% of people providing this care. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, though it fell from 35.6% in 2016. Meanwhile, 11.6% of people provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.6% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
More people here have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Kin Kora - Sun Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051536/kin-kora-sun-valley/topic/community