16.7% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kalamia Estate · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kalamia Estate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than the national average define Kalamia Estate. While 14.9% of residents provide unpaid care, the typical figure for Australia is only 11.9%. This area shows a strong trend of people stepping up for family and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 26.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 14.9% providing other unpaid care, both well above state and national levels. Additionally, 29.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
14.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below both the Queensland and national figures.
1.3%
Lower 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 Kalamia Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322064/kalamia-estate/topic/community