12.9% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birtinya · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birtinya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.9% of Birtinya residents volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This suggests a community where people are less likely to take on unpaid roles compared to the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little below both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 20.6% of people caring for children. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and far fewer people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
9.2% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 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.
A higher proportion of people in Birtinya have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30264/birtinya/topic/community