10.3% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deception Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Deception Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents provide essential support to others in Deception Bay, though few give their time to formal groups. While 13.8% of people provide unpaid care, volunteering has dropped to 10.3%, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people in Deception Bay volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 13.8%, even though the share of people caring for children unpaid has fallen to 24.7%.
13.8% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Deception Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313041373/deception-bay/topic/community