46.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eidsvold West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eidsvold West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Eidsvold West volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where nearly 47% of people give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 46.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in the area, with 46.5% of people caring for children and 31% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, the 8.5% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national average.
8.5% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
46.5% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Eidsvold West, where 0.0% of people have served. This is well below the 3.9% for Queensland and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Eidsvold West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30948/eidsvold-west/topic/community