9.1% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flagstone (East) - Riverbend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend has shifted, with a very high number of people now providing unpaid childcare. While 35.4% of residents care for children unpaid, few of the local population spend their time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 35.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 69% 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 Flagstone (East) - Riverbend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311041567/flagstone-riverbend/topic/community