11.9% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Andergrove - Beaconsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Andergrove - Beaconsfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Andergrove - Beaconsfield provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement like volunteering have seen a decline in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 11.9% of people helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and the rate has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national figure provide unpaid child care, at 28.8%, though this fell from 32% in 2011. Meanwhile, the 11% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas, and the proportion doing 15 or more hours of housework is also a little below the state average.
11.0% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Andergrove - Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021342/andergrove-beaconsfield/topic/community