15.4% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aspley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aspley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 15% of people in Aspley volunteer, which is slightly above the national figure. This community shows a higher-than-average rate of military service and slightly higher levels of unpaid care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents are volunteers. While this is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.8% of people providing care and 26.9% looking after children. This is a little above the state and national figures for general care and housework.
12.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30095/aspley/topic/community