11.1% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arundel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Arundel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped significantly in Arundel since 2011, falling by 4.2 percentage points to 11.1%. This decline means far fewer people now give their time to community groups compared to the state and national figures. Other forms of community contribution and service remain more steady across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people in Arundel volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Queensland average. While 20.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing other unpaid care rose to 11.1% since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 2.6% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Arundel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031235/arundel/topic/community