15.0% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Helens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An 8.7% rate of former Defence Force members makes St Helens an area with a very strong history of military service. This is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. While volunteering is typical for the region, many residents spend significant time on unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in St Helens volunteer their time, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 16% of people providing unpaid care and 29% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Around 25% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
Service to the country is a standout feature of the area, with 8.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% national figure.
8.7%
Higher than 93% 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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32640/st-helens/topic/community