10.9% ▼ -55.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springfield Central · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Springfield Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong military presence defines Springfield Central, where the number of people who served in the Defence Force is far higher than the national figure. However, other forms of community involvement are low, as the area sees much less unpaid care and volunteering than typical Australian suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% recorded across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas. For example, the 9.6% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%, and housework rates are similarly low.
6.1% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.6% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.6% ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 a standout feature of the area. At 10.4%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
10.4%
Higher than 97% 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 Springfield Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32629/springfield-central/topic/community