21.6% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Surat · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Surat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Surat volunteer compared to the rest of the country. While 21.6% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit exists despite a drop in volunteering since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.6% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 6.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 11.9% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure about the same as the national average. Unpaid childcare at 25.7% and housework for 15+ hours at 22.3% are also similar to state and national levels.
11.9% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
About 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/community