15.7% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Everton Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Everton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A standout level of military service defines Everton Park, where the proportion of veterans is well above the national figure. While community volunteering is a little above the national average, the area sees a notably higher rate of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents 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.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 29.4% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, only 10.8% provide other unpaid care, and the 19.3% who do 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
10.8% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Everton Park has one of the highest rates of military service for an area of its type, with 7.4% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Everton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31012/everton-park/topic/community