10.0% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inala · State Electorate
Community Participation in Inala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Inala have stepped forward for unpaid community work recently, with volunteering rates dropping 7.2 percentage points since 2011. Only 10% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a broader trend in the area where unpaid care and housework have also declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 10.1% providing care and 24.9% looking after children. Those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework fell sharply since 2011, dropping 12 points to 15.8%.
10.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and is about the same as the national average.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Inala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30036/inala/topic/community