11.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Robina - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Robina - West provide unpaid childcare, though this is well below the national figure. The area shows a general trend of lower community and household participation compared to other regions. This is seen in the figures for volunteering, housework, and general caregiving.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 11.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the 14.1% recorded for Queensland and Australia.
11.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent in this area than in most other places. This includes those caring for children (23.3%), doing significant housework (18.8%), and providing general unpaid care (9.8%), all of which sit below the state and national figures.
9.8% —
Lower than 82% 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.
23.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% —
Lower than 72% 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.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and just a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Robina - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081560/robina-west/topic/community