20.7% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stratford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stratford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.7% of people volunteer in Stratford, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong presence of former Defence Force members. Most residents are active in their community through unpaid work or service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas. The 20.7% rate is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a little more common than usual at 29.2%. However, people providing general unpaid care are much rarer here than in most areas, at just 10.0%.
10.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32676/stratford/topic/community