16.8% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sheldon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sheldon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people perform unpaid work in Sheldon than in most other areas. While volunteering is common, the most striking feature is the high rate of residents providing unpaid care and housework, well above both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 28.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of activity extends to unpaid care, as 15.5% of residents provide such care, which is much higher than most areas.
15.5% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Sheldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32550/sheldon/topic/community