8.6% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Browns Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Browns Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Browns Plains than in most other areas, with only 8.6% of residents doing so. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. While community volunteering has dipped, a high number of residents are focused on family duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the state and national figures of 14.1%. This represents a drop of 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, as 30.4% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.8%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.1%) are both lower than the state average.
10.1% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 uncommon in the area, with 1.9% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 74% 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 Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031312/browns-plains/topic/community