10.8% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Varsity Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Varsity Lakes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people in Varsity Lakes volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This low rate of community volunteering is the most striking feature of the area's social participation. While few volunteer, more people here provide unpaid childcare than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, and the rate has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to 10.8%. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than most areas at 17.1%.
9.1% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 Varsity Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081262/varsity-lakes/topic/community