12.7% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Svensson Heights - Norville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Svensson Heights - Norville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 15.1% of people in Svensson Heights - Norville provide unpaid care. This high rate of caregiving stands out against a decline in local volunteering and a modest number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 12.7% of residents now giving their time. This is a little below the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is a little below the national average at 23.7%, more people here provide other types of unpaid care than in most areas. Around 21.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the national figure.
15.1% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.9%, this is about the same as the Queensland average and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Svensson Heights - Norville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011501/svensson-heights-norville/topic/community