20.6% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kairi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kairi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of people in Kairi volunteer their time, which is well above the national rate. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Other participation figures show a mix of high housework rates and a typical number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 27.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
11.3% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Kairi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31469/kairi/topic/community