16.0% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Agnes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Agnes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A steady level of community involvement defines St Agnes, where 16% of residents volunteer their time. This rate is about the same as the state average and slightly higher than the national figure. The area shows a strong presence of people providing unpaid support to family and friends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people in St Agnes volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.5% of residents caring for children—a rate higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. Other care roles are more typical, with 13.3% of people providing general unpaid care.
13.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of the population having military experience.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Agnes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41366/st-agnes/topic/community