13.5% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cleveland - Stradbroke · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cleveland - Stradbroke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Cleveland - Stradbroke have volunteered since 2011, as the rate fell by 5.3 points to 13.5%. While some forms of community contribution have dipped, others like unpaid care for the elderly or disabled have risen. This creates a mixed picture of how residents support their local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas and similar to the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 18.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 12.8% of people providing this support. This sits alongside a higher than average 23.3% of residents who do at least 15 hours of housework a week.
12.8% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Cleveland - Stradbroke have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served.
4.0%
Higher than 78% 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 Cleveland - Stradbroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30102/cleveland-stradbroke/topic/community