17.1% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Hills District · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in The Hills District
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set The Hills District apart from the rest of the state. About 33% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Queensland figure. While community involvement remains strong, the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 6.0 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 33% of people caring for children and 24.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the state and national averages. Additionally, the 12.8% of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, with 6.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Queensland figure and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.4%
Higher than 94% 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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31401/the-hills-district/topic/community