8.2% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and doing unpaid work in Kingston than they were in 2011. Only 8.2% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures. This trend of declining community participation is mirrored in the drop in unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.2% of people in Kingston volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has dropped to 23.9%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 16.3%, though the share of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly to 12.2%.
12.2% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061330/kingston/topic/community