10.3% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cedar Vale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cedar Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in Cedar Vale than they were ten years ago. While 37.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, the number of locals who volunteer their time has fallen to 10.3%. This is well below the national figure and reflects a broader shift in how the community spends its spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Cedar Vale have dropped 3.6 percentage points since 2011. At 10.3%, the proportion of people volunteering is now much lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 37.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.5% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
11.5% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.9% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Cedar Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315016/cedar-vale/topic/community