11.8% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eimeo - Rural View · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Eimeo - Rural View
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare than typical areas define Eimeo - Rural View, where 33.5% of people provide unpaid care for children. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering and general unpaid care, are lower than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 11.8% of residents helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very high at 33.5%, well above the Queensland figure of 26.5%. In contrast, 18.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little below the national average, while 9.2% provide other unpaid care.
9.2% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Eimeo - Rural View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021344/eimeo-rural-view/topic/community