13.8% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Springwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Springwood have volunteered since 2011, though community support remains steady. While 13.8% of residents give their time to causes, a higher than average 27.8% provide unpaid childcare. This mix of formal volunteering and home-based care shapes the local spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen from 17.7% in 2011 to 13.8% today. This figure is now about the same as the state and national totals.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, at 27.8%. Meanwhile, 21.4% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, while 10.9% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
10.9% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061334/springwood/topic/community