12.7% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Underwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Underwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly one in three people in Underwood provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where family responsibilities are a major part of daily life, despite a decline in formal volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures. This represents a drop of 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a significant unpaid commitment here, with 32.5% of people caring for children, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, 19.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, and 10.4% provide other unpaid care, both of which are lower than most areas.
10.4% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Defence service is less common in Underwood than in other areas, with only 1.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061335/underwood/topic/community