14.1% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Townsville - Railway Estate · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Townsville - Railway Estate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher rate of former Defence Force members defines South Townsville - Railway Estate. While military service is common, far fewer people here provide unpaid care for children or the elderly compared to typical Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a drop of 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 21% caring for children and 16.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national average, though the proportion of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly to 9.5% since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
Defence service is among the highest at this level, with 7.1% of residents having served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
7.1%
Higher than 96% 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 South Townsville - Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021488/south-townsville-railway-estate/topic/community