12.9% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stretton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stretton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Stretton than in most similar areas. While only 12.9% of residents take on volunteer roles, the community sees a much higher proportion of people providing unpaid care for children compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people in Stretton volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.8% of residents providing this care—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the state average.
12.1% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Defence service is less common in Stretton, where 0.7% of residents have served. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.7%
Lower than 70% 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 Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32681/stretton/topic/community