10.1% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deeragun - Jensen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Deeragun - Jensen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 34.7% of people in Deeragun - Jensen provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While this area sees very high rates of family care and military service, formal volunteering is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Alongside the high rate of childcare, 22.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. About 12.4% of the community provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
12.4% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Military service is very common here, with 7.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and 2.8% nationally.
7.5%
Higher than 97% 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 Deeragun - Jensen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021583/deeragun-jensen/topic/community