8.3% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crestmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Crestmead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 6 percentage points separates Crestmead from the national average for volunteering. While 30.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure—far fewer residents spend their spare time volunteering for community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.3% of people in Crestmead volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This rate has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.8% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much fewer than in most areas, at 17.4%.
12.2% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
2.0%
Lower 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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031314/crestmead/topic/community