9.7% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Coomera - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Upper Coomera - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34.9% of people in Upper Coomera - North provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While many residents are busy with family duties, the area sees very little one-off or regular volunteering compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The rate of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest for similar areas and sits 8.5 percentage points above the national figure. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are less common than in most areas.
10.9% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Upper Coomera - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071557/upper-coomera-north/topic/community