12.6% ▼ -51.2%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Capalaba · State Electorate
Community Participation in Capalaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Capalaba provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While many residents are heavily involved in caring for family, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. This creates a community where private family support is common, but public volunteer work is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a sharp decline from 2011, when 25.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.8% of people caring for children, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Additionally, 12.7% provide other unpaid care and 21.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures higher than most areas.
12.7% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 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.
About 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30017/capalaba/topic/community