20.7% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brisbane Inner - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Brisbane Inner - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteer rates is the most notable change in Brisbane Inner - West since 2011. Even with this decline, 20.7% of people still volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community engagement stands out compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer in this area. While this remains much higher than most other places, the rate has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.2% of people provide unpaid care and 18.4% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are a little below the national figures.
10.2% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30504/brisbane-inner-west/topic/community