10.9% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub since 2011, while more residents are now caring for children. Only 10.9% of the community volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a shift in how residents spend their spare time over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011. At 10.9%, the number of volunteers is much lower than in most similar areas and well below the Queensland average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 33.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. Other forms of support are more common; 11.6% provide some form of unpaid care and 20.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.6% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%, though a little below the Queensland figure.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021310/wolffdene-bahrs-scrub/topic/community