10.1% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Eton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in Eton (L) provide unpaid support to others, with 36.2% caring for children. While many people take on these home responsibilities, the area has seen a sharp drop in those who volunteer for community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and represents a fall of 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 36.2% of people care for children—well above the 26.3% national average. Other high figures include 27.1% doing over 15 hours of housework and 14.2% providing unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
14.2% ▲ +74.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 87% 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 Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322042/eton/topic/community