13.4% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drayton - Harristown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Drayton - Harristown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Drayton - Harristown are volunteering and performing unpaid home duties than they were in 2011. While 13.4% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop from 18.2% a decade ago. The area remains typical for its size, with most community participation rates sitting close to the Queensland and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 13.4% of residents who volunteer is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a fall of 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work compared to most areas, with 24.3% caring for children and 19% doing 15 or more hours of housework. In contrast, the 12.2% who provide general unpaid care is about the same as the Queensland figure.
12.2% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 here than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Drayton - Harristown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011447/drayton-harristown/topic/community