13.9% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sharon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sharon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Sharon than in most similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the region, a high number of residents support others through unpaid work and care. This is especially true for those tending to family and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is a lower rate than most areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.4% of people providing it, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in housework, where 25.5% of residents do 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%.
16.4% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 in Sharon than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32546/sharon/topic/community