16.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Brisbane · State Electorate
Community Participation in South Brisbane
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define South Brisbane. While 16.6% of people volunteer, there are far fewer residents performing unpaid care roles compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national and state figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, although it has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere. Only 16.1% of people care for children unpaid and 12.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures and have fallen sharply since 2011.
7.9% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower 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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30076/south-brisbane/topic/community