25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arcadia Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arcadia Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Arcadia Valley than in the rest of the country. About 25.9% of residents give their time to help others, which is 12 percentage points above both the Queensland and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most similar areas, with 25.9% of people contributing their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is provided by 25.0% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, as the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general care are lower than in most areas.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Around 2.8% of people in Arcadia Valley have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Arcadia Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30079/arcadia-valley/topic/community