9.1% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Biggera Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Biggera Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.1% of people in Biggera Waters volunteer, which is a far lower rate than most other areas. This suggests a local community where few people spend their spare time in unpaid group work or formal volunteering. The number of people giving their time has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much less common here than in other areas, with 9.1% of residents taking part. This is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent here than elsewhere. Only 19.3% of people care for children unpaid and 14.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below state and national figures.
9.4% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than in most other areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower 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 Biggera Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031236/biggera-waters/topic/community