11.2% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camira - Gailes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Camira - Gailes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller share of people volunteer in Camira - Gailes compared to the rest of the country. While 11.2% of residents give their time to volunteering, this is much lower than most other areas. However, more people here provide unpaid care for others than is typical across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in the area, with only 11.2% of people now volunteering. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and represents a fall of 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.9% of people providing this care, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.7% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is more common in Camira - Gailes than in most other areas. About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
3.7%
Higher 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 Camira - Gailes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041297/camira-gailes/topic/community