16.2% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eatons Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Eatons Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering make Eatons Hill stand out compared to similar areas. Around 34% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While community spirit remains strong, the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people in Eatons Hill volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this figure fell 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 34% of people caring for children and 23.7% doing over 15 hours of housework—both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 12% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
12.0% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 in Eatons Hill than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Eatons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011385/eatons-hill/topic/community