14.1% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Johnstone · Urban Centre
Community Participation in South Johnstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in South Johnstone (L) compared to the rest of the state. While some residents still contribute to the community, those helping out with children or housework have dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 17.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has fallen sharply since 2011 to 21.7%, a figure well below the state and national averages. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.8%, while the 10.9% who provide other unpaid care has barely changed.
10.9% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Around 3.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland average.
3.8%
Higher than 57% 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 South Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322110/south-johnstone/topic/community