14.5% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Laidley South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Laidley South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 10% of residents in Laidley South have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While volunteering is typical for the region, people here are more likely to provide unpaid care and handle significant housework than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is mirrored in unpaid care, as 14.1% of residents provide care for others, which is a little above the state and national levels.
14.1% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 very prominent in the area, with 10% of the population having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
10.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Laidley South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31610/laidley-south/topic/community