10.8% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calvert · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Calvert
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Calvert have stepped into volunteer roles since 2011. Only 10.8% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While local engagement in community groups is low, the area has a notably higher number of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This rate is also much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is much lower than most areas at 17.1%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 24.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours on housework, a rate well above the national average.
10.8% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Calvert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30494/calvert/topic/community