14.7% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glass House Mountains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Glass House Mountains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.9% of people in Glass House Mountains do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is well above the national figure, though other forms of community contribution and care follow broader state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 20% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare (27.1%) and general unpaid care (12.1%) are both about the same as state and national levels. However, the proportion of people doing significant housework is much higher than most other areas.
12.1% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 here than in most areas. At 5.1%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061441/glass-house-mountains/topic/community