13.9% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kirwan - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kirwan - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in ten people in Kirwan - West have served in the Defence Force, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. While many residents provide unpaid care, volunteer rates have dipped slightly over the last decade. This combination shows a community with a strong history of service and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a decrease of 1.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.7% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 12.1% since 2011, while the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 20.0%.
12.1% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 in the area, with 9.2% of residents having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and far higher than the 2.8% national average.
9.2%
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 Kirwan - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021482/kirwan-west/topic/community