15.1% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alligator Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alligator Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 8.1% of people in Alligator Creek have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. This is a place where community involvement is seen through both military service and unpaid work at home. While volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, many residents dedicate significant time to family and household duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas, though it sits a little above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant unpaid work; 27% do at least 15 hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside 12.3% of people providing unpaid care and 26.6% caring for children, both of which are about the same as the state and national levels.
12.3% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 very common here, with 8.1% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.1%
Higher than 91% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Alligator Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30040/alligator-creek/topic/community