13.5% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sarina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sarina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents in Sarina spend significant time on housework compared to the rest of the country. While many locals contribute through unpaid care and chores, volunteer rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people in Sarina volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 17.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework make up 24.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, and 10.8% provide other unpaid care, a figure that is a little below the national average.
10.8% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Around 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most other similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021352/sarina/topic/community