16.7% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bargara - Innes Park · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bargara - Innes Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over five per cent of people in Bargara - Innes Park have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. This sense of service carries over into other parts of the community, with volunteering rates sitting slightly above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 17.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people providing a helping hand, slightly more than the national figure of 11.9%. While 24.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national averages at 22.8%.
13.1% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Defence service is particularly prominent in the area, with 5.2% of people having served. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and nearly double the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre 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 Bargara - Innes Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313002/bargara-innes-park/topic/community