12.1% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stretton · State Electorate
Community Participation in Stretton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Stretton engage in traditional community roles compared to most similar areas. While 29.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a rate well above the national figure—volunteer rates and defence service are notably low for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped here since 2011, with 12.1% of people now volunteering. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 29.8% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.1% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and the 10.5% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.6%
Lower than 85% 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 Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30081/stretton/topic/community