10.9% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Springfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap exists in Springfield where child care rates are far higher than the national average, yet volunteering is much lower. While 36% of people provide unpaid child care, only 10.9% of the community volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% recorded across Queensland and Australia. This level of community participation has dropped by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 36% of people doing so—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less common, as the 20.2% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is lower than in most areas.
11.6% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041303/springfield/topic/community