10.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Helensvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Helensvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.8% of people in Helensvale volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. While formal volunteering is low, more residents are involved in unpaid care roles. This is especially true for those looking after children, which is more common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 10.8%, the rate is well below both Queensland and Australia, and has dropped by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little above the national figure at 28.4%. Meanwhile, 12% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits about the same as the state and national levels.
12.0% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
About 3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071252/helensvale/topic/community