13.4% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Garbutt - West End · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Garbutt - West End
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people have served in the Defence Force in Garbutt - West End than in the rest of the country. While military service is high, this area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. This rate has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 18.9% of people caring for children and 14.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care rose slightly since 2011 to 10.4%.
10.4% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 very high here, with 8.3% of people having served. This is well above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the national rate of 2.8%.
8.3%
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 Garbutt - West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021475/garbutt-west-end/topic/community