15.3% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Keppel · State Electorate
Community Participation in Keppel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Keppel have stepped up to volunteer or do unpaid housework since 2011. While 15.3% of the population still volunteers, this is down from 18.4% a decade ago. The area remains active in other ways, with a higher than usual number of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.3% of people in Keppel volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop of 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as the 28% of people caring for children and 22.4% doing heavy housework are both higher than most areas. However, while these figures have fallen since 2011, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.6%.
12.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
A higher than usual 3.6% of the population in Keppel has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Keppel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30041/keppel/topic/community