12.5% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eastern Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eastern Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of residents in Eastern Heights have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While military service is common, volunteering levels are much lower than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the national and state figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.3% of residents providing this support. This is a little above the Australian average of 11.9%, while those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.1%.
14.3% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 6.9% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Eastern Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30935/eastern-heights/topic/community