15.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aspley · State Electorate
Community Participation in Aspley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Aspley provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of unpaid care is a defining part of daily life here, occurring alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people in Aspley volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.8% of people providing care and 22.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than most areas. While those caring for children unpaid are well above the national figure at 29.6%, this has fallen since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 much higher proportion of people in Aspley have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of the population having served.
4.4%
Higher than 84% of state electorate 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 Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30002/aspley/topic/community