13.8% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Capalaba · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Capalaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Capalaba provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a community where family care is a major part of daily life. While many residents dedicate time to looking after children and the home, formal volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.9% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is consistent with a higher than usual number of people doing significant housework and providing general unpaid care.
13.0% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 3.5% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
3.5%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30101/capalaba/topic/community