14.6% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Granville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Granville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines the daily life of Granville, where 15.4% of people provide support to others. This is among the highest figures for areas like it, reflecting a community where looking after family and neighbours is common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the national figure. However, this is 5.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.4% of residents providing support, well above the Queensland figure of 11.5%. While 24.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure—the share of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 20.3%.
15.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 more common in Granville than in most similar areas. At 5.4%, the proportion of people who have served is a little above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051523/granville/topic/community