18.5% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Palmwoods
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteering rates mark Palmwoods, where 18.5% of people give their time to help others. This is well above the state and national figures of 14.1%, though it has fallen from a peak of 23.6% in 2011. The area also shows a strong commitment to unpaid care and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents in Palmwoods volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, it has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (26.4%) are much more common here than in most areas. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 13.4% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.4% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Palmwoods have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this figure is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the state figure.
4.0%
Higher than 78% 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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/community