14.0% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brisbane - East · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Brisbane - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most areas define Brisbane - East, where nearly 30% of people look after children without pay. While volunteer rates are about the same as the national figure, the area sees a significant amount of time spent on unpaid housework and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of the population are volunteers, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 18.6% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.2% of people caring for children and 22.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care rose to 12.6% since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
A higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/301/brisbane-east/topic/community