13.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cornubia - Carbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cornubia - Carbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Cornubia - Carbrook provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents dedicate time to family and home, those volunteering for community groups has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are about the same as the Queensland and national figures at 13.5%, though this is 4.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.9% of people caring for children and 23.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.2% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a rate that rose 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average and just a little below the Queensland figure.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Cornubia - Carbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051324/cornubia-carbrook/topic/community