10.1% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bethania - Waterford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bethania - Waterford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just over 10% of people in Bethania - Waterford volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This suggests a trend of declining community involvement, as the volunteering rate has dropped by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the Queensland and national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.6%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.4%) are both lower than in most other areas.
11.4% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents having served.
3.6%
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 Bethania - Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051323/bethania-waterford/topic/community