18.0% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Gap - Enoggera · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in The Gap - Enoggera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than eight per cent of people in The Gap - Enoggera have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. This area stands out for high levels of community and family contribution. Local residents are much more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than those in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.0% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is much higher than most areas, although the rate has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a strong feature here, with 31.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with higher-than-usual rates of unpaid housework, while the 12.4% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the state average.
12.4% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 service is very common in this area, with 8.7% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for this level and is well above the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
8.7%
Higher than 99% 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 The Gap - Enoggera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30404/the-gap-enoggera/topic/community