19.7% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Esk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Esk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Esk have stepped up to help others since 2011, creating a community where unpaid work is common. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of people in Esk volunteer, a rate that is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 29.1% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 15.2% provide unpaid care—which is much higher than most areas—only 15.7% care for children unpaid, far below the national average of 26.3%.
15.2% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 6.7% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30984/esk/topic/community