9.1% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eagleby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Eagleby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Eagleby volunteer or provide unpaid childcare than in most similar areas. While 12.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the local volunteer rate has fallen to 9.1%, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people in Eagleby volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is less common here than in most areas, with 23.3% of people providing this care—well below the national figure of 26.3%. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework also fell since 2011, the proportion of people providing any unpaid care rose slightly to 12.6%.
12.6% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Eagleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021307/eagleby/topic/community