16.8% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of people in Southside are stepping up to support others through unpaid work. While volunteering remains steady, there is a notable trend of more residents providing essential care and support within their homes and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of the community volunteer their time, which is a little above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.3% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. This is mirrored by 24.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% typical for the state.
15.3% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
The area has a higher share of veterans than most similar places, with 4.0% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Southside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32612/southside/topic/community