11.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heatley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Heatley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of people in Heatley have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. While the area has a strong military connection, volunteering rates have fallen since 2011. Other forms of community support vary, with more people providing unpaid care than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 11.1% of people helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures, and it has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much more common here than in most areas, at 13.9%. However, the proportion of people caring for children or doing heavy housework is a little below the national figures, and both have fallen since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is very common in Heatley, with 6.9% of residents having done so. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.9%
Higher than 95% 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 Heatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021477/heatley/topic/community