15.7% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Annandale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Annandale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in Annandale than in the rest of the state. While 15.7% of residents are veterans, other forms of community contribution like volunteering and unpaid care are more common or align with national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.7% of residents were volunteers.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 24.3%, and only 18.1% do 15 or more hours of housework. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care sit at 11.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.1% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common in Annandale, with 15.7% of people having served. This is far above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
15.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Annandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021468/annandale/topic/community