20.0% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rangeville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rangeville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Rangeville volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a strong culture of community involvement, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also has a higher-than-usual proportion of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% figure for Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 25.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 23.3% of residents who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 more common in Rangeville than in most other areas. Around 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Rangeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011455/rangeville/topic/community