17.5% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alabama Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alabama Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 12% of people in Alabama Hill have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. The area shows a strong spirit of service, with high rates of volunteering and a very low number of people providing unpaid care compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common than usual, with only 5% of people providing care and 16.3% caring for children, both far below the national figures. Meanwhile, 22.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
5.0% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 a standout feature of the area. At 11.9%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for its level and well above the 2.8% national average.
11.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
More for Alabama Hill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Alabama Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30019/alabama-hill/topic/community