13.8% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moreton Bay - South · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Moreton Bay - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 33.1% of people in Moreton Bay - South provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. While many residents contribute through family care, the area's overall volunteer rates have dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.8% since 2011, a drop of 5.5 percentage points. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare duties are very common here, with 33.1% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 22.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is higher than most areas.
12.0% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 more common here than in most other areas. At 5.0%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the Queensland and Australian rates.
5.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Moreton Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/314/moreton-bay-south/topic/community