14.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chermside · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Chermside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of the population than most areas, 3.8%, has served in the Defence Force in Chermside. Other community activities are more typical for the region, though volunteer rates have dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 19.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national rate. Meanwhile, the share of people providing unpaid care for others has risen slightly since 2011 to 11.3%, though this remains lower than most areas.
11.3% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is more common here than in most other areas, with 3.8% of residents having done so. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30202/chermside/topic/community