11.0% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathpine - Brendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Strathpine - Brendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, though Strathpine - Brendale has a notably high number of former Defence Force members. While 11% of residents volunteer, others contribute through unpaid care, with 27.6% looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2011 and now sits at 11%. This is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia, and is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is more common here than in most areas, at 27.6%. Meanwhile, 12% of people provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure of 11.9%.
12.0% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Strathpine - Brendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031394/strathpine-brendale/topic/community