10.8% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jacobs Well - Alberton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Jacobs Well - Alberton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people in Jacobs Well - Alberton volunteer, which is a much lower rate than most other areas. While formal volunteering has fallen since 2011, more residents spend their time on unpaid work at home, particularly caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far less common here than in the rest of the state and nation, with the rate falling 6.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Daily life involves a fair amount of unpaid work, as 28.8% of people care for children and 22.9% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being a little above the national average.
11.7% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served, which is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Jacobs Well - Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071254/jacobs-well-alberton/topic/community