10.0% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Slacks Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Slacks Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of people in Slacks Creek volunteer their time, which is a small fraction compared to the rest of the country. This highlights a trend of decreasing community involvement, as the proportion of residents volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 10%, the figure is well below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%, and has dropped from 12.8% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 17.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%, and those caring for children unpaid also fell to 24.2% since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061333/slacks-creek/topic/community