16.3% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Groom · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Groom
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Groom provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. This region generally sees higher rates of volunteering and caregiving than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents are volunteers, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this rate has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.6% of people providing care and 21.5% spending over 15 hours a week on housework. Both figures are higher than most areas, though housework rates fell 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 4.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate 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 Groom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED314/groom/topic/community