10.8% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hillcrest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hillcrest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap exists between Hillcrest and the rest of the country regarding community involvement, with far fewer people volunteering than the national average. While 30.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 10.8% of the population spends their time volunteering. This local trend has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people in Hillcrest volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, and it has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.2% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of support are more typical, as about 12% provide unpaid care and 20.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.0% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and just a little below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031316/hillcrest/topic/community