9.9% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Acacia Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Acacia Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Acacia Ridge are involved in unpaid community and home work than in most other areas. Only 9.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower participation extends into unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 9.9%, the rate is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home is less common here than elsewhere. Only 15.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, well below the national figure of 20.7%, and 23.4% care for children unpaid, which is also lower than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
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.
About 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and sits around the middle compared to similar areas.
2.3%
Lower than 55% 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 Acacia Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30007/acacia-ridge/topic/community