19.3% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Granite Belt · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Granite Belt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Granite Belt involves a high level of community contribution and home-based support. Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure. While fewer residents provide unpaid childcare, there is a strong tendency to spend significant time on housework and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher than most areas at 19.3%, though this is 5.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This figure remains well above both Queensland and Australia, where the typical rate is 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care for others, a figure that has risen since 2011. While 22.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the state average—much more time is spent on housework, with 25.5% doing 15 or more hours a week.
13.7% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
A high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 4.2% of residents having this experience. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Granite Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30703/granite-belt/topic/community