14.8% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inkerman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Inkerman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people provide unpaid care in Inkerman than in most similar areas, though volunteering rates remain typical. While 14.8% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for having significantly lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people in Inkerman volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 17.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 16.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures. However, 12.0% of people provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.0% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 common for its level, with 2.8% of residents having served, which is about the same as the Australian average but a little below the Queensland figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Inkerman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31396/inkerman/topic/community