12.1% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Park Ridge South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Park Ridge South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Park Ridge South than in most other similar areas. About 15.5% of residents perform these roles, which is well above the national figure. This high level of caregiving stands out in a community where other forms of participation, such as volunteering, are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national figure. This is consistent with 23.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
15.5% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of people having served, which is about the same as the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Park Ridge South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32272/park-ridge-south/topic/community