15.3% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stafford Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stafford Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Recent data shows how Stafford Heights residents contribute to their community through care and service. Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This strong focus on family care sits alongside a modest level of general volunteering across the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is lower than the rate seen in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are common here, with 29.4% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national average. This is mirrored by 22.9% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, while 11.9% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.9% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A higher share of people in Stafford Heights have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9% and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32650/stafford-heights/topic/community