16.3% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brisbane Inner - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Brisbane Inner - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care work define Brisbane Inner - North compared to the rest of the state. While 16.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure, the area is most striking for how few people provide unpaid child care or housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, with 16.3% of people pitching in. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 22.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas. This is especially true for child care, where the 20.8% rate is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and for housework, which is also well below the state and national rates.
9.3% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 Brisbane Inner - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30503/brisbane-inner-north/topic/community