4.1% ▼ -81.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grantham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Grantham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Grantham (L) than in most similar areas, but those who do not work for pay often contribute heavily through home and family care. While only 4.1% of residents volunteer, a much higher proportion of the community provides unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Grantham (L) have dropped sharply by 18 points since 2011. At 4.1%, this is well below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.9% of people providing care and 27.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid (22.9%) are well below the national average of 26.3%.
15.9% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 more common in Grantham (L) than in most similar areas, with 5.1% of people having served. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Grantham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322052/grantham/topic/community