18.1% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Amity · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Amity
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents in Amity volunteer compared to the rest of the country. While 18.1% of the community gives their time to volunteering, this is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas but remains well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in other areas, at 15.9% compared to 26.5% in Queensland. Meanwhile, 22.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
11.5% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.3% of residents having served, which is a little above both the state and national rates.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Amity [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30057/amity/topic/community