26.8% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stradbroke · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stradbroke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26.8% of people in Stradbroke volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social landscape. Most residents are active in their local community, though fewer provide unpaid care compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 26.8% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care or look after children compared to most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are more common here than in the rest of the state.
8.5% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
More people in Stradbroke have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 3.2%, this is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality 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 Stradbroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22366/stradbroke/topic/community