15.2% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chermside West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chermside West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual number of people who served in the Defence Force live in Chermside West. While 15.2% of residents volunteer, the area is mostly defined by high levels of unpaid family support and a strong military connection.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here, with 27.7% of people doing so, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the national figure of 26.3%, while 13.1% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Chermside West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30594/chermside-west/topic/community