12.3% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Slade Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Slade Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Slade Point volunteer than in most similar areas, though unpaid care roles are more common. While 12.3% of residents volunteer, a higher than usual 13.1% provide some form of unpaid care. This reflects a community where support is focused more on individual care than organized volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering levels have barely changed since 2011, with 12.3% of people helping out. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.1% of people providing support. Meanwhile, 25.9% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure, although this has fallen since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 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 Slade Point than in most similar areas. Only 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is 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 Slade Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021355/slade-point/topic/community