28.1% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arcturus · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arcturus
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Arcturus volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of local engagement is a standout feature of daily life, with residents contributing much more to unpaid work than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 28.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 29.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 28.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national average—the 8.3% who provide other types of unpaid care is well below most areas.
8.3% ▲ +73.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Arcturus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30082/arcturus/topic/community