15.2% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Virginia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Virginia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define daily life in Virginia, where 33.8% of people provide this care. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents balance these family duties, others contribute through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.2% of people in Virginia volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is lower than the rate seen in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.8% of people providing it, far exceeding the national average. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are less common than in most areas.
11.3% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32949/virginia/topic/community