10.2% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flagstone (West) - New Beith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Flagstone (West) - New Beith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 40% of people in Flagstone (West) - New Beith provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While many residents are heavily involved in family care, others are less likely to volunteer in their community compared to most areas. This creates a distinct pattern of high home-based care but lower formal community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% recorded across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 39.6% of people doing so, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 23.7% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is higher than most areas.
11.1% —
Lower than 69% 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.
39.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Higher than 74% 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 4.0% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 (West) - New Beith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311041568/flagstone-new-beith/topic/community