12.3% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent have taken on unpaid roles since 2011, with volunteering and childcare rates both falling. This shift is most visible in housework, while the area stands out for its high number of former Defence Force members. A striking 6.4% of residents have served in the military, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 12.3% since 2011. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework and childcare are both less common here than in most areas, with housework roles falling by 4.1 percentage points since 2011. However, the 12.0% of people providing other types of unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
The area has one of the highest proportions of Defence Force veterans at this level. At 6.4%, this is a little above the Queensland rate and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.4%
Higher than 93% 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 Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021476/gulliver-currajong-vincent/topic/community