13.3% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Laidley Heights · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Laidley Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines the community of Laidley Heights, where 18.4% of people provide such support. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, many residents continue to give their time to family and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.3% of people in Laidley Heights volunteer, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, though the rate has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.4% of people providing support—a figure well above the national average. While 25.4% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is higher than most areas, the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state figure at 22.8%.
18.4% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Six point seven percent of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this type. This is a little above the Queensland average and well above the Australian figure.
6.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Laidley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321065/laidley-heights/topic/community