10.6% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springfield - Redbank · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Springfield - Redbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering and childcare rates since 2011 marks a shift in how people spend their time in Springfield - Redbank. While 34.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare—one of the highest rates for any similar area—only 10.6% of the population now volunteers for community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply here, dropping 5.3 percentage points since 2011. At 10.6%, this is well below both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.7% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are fewer than in most areas, and the 10.8% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
10.8% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Springfield - Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31004/springfield-redbank/topic/community