11.2% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Ashmore volunteer and provide unpaid help compared to the state and national averages. While around 11.2% of the community volunteers, this is much lower than in most other similar areas. Most other forms of community and home support in the area sit close to typical Queensland levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the state and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 19.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most areas.
11.0% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Ashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30093/ashmore/topic/community