11.2% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Raceview · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Raceview
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31% of people in Raceview provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This high level of family care is a defining feature of the community, while formal volunteering has declined significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply since 2011, falling 6.0 percentage points to 11.2%. This is now much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing care—a figure that is a little above the national average. This is alongside a high rate of parents caring for children (31.0%), which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
14.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in Raceview, where 8.2% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above both the Queensland (3.9%) and national (2.8%) figures.
8.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Raceview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031293/raceview/topic/community