13.6% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Point Vernon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Point Vernon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines daily life in Point Vernon, where 15.5% of people provide support to others. This is well above the national figure, though the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 24.9% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the 15.5% of residents providing unpaid care, one of the highest rates for this level.
15.5% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 5.6% of the population, a figure that is a little above both the state and national averages.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041519/point-vernon/topic/community