12.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parkwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Parkwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than one in eight people in Parkwood volunteer their time, a figure that has dropped by 3.4 percentage points since 2011. This community generally has lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering than most other areas. Only 12.1% of residents currently volunteer.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering sits at 12.1%, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (24.4%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (18.8%) compared to state and national levels. While these roles have fallen since 2011, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 10.9%.
10.9% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091265/parkwood/topic/community