8.6% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inala - Richlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Inala - Richlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Inala - Richlands spend their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering compared to other areas. Only 8.6% of the community volunteer, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011. This low level of community participation extends to unpaid care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 8.6%, it is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, and it has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.2% of people providing this support. This is consistent with lower rates of unpaid housework (14.7%) and child care (23.4%), both of which are well below the national figures.
10.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 1.8% of the population. This is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Inala - Richlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011274/inala-richlands/topic/community