Black Snake · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Black Snake

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people give their time to help others in Black Snake than in most similar areas. About 23% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This suggests a community with a strong culture of unpaid contribution.

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📍 Black Snake, Suburb / Locality

Where Black Snake sits — Volunteers

23.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Snake — higher than 71% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Black Snake23.1%
4600, QLD 22.1%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 23.1% of people helping out, a rate well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.

23.1%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.6%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A high 41% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national average of 20.7%. While unpaid care for others is a little above the national figure at 14.1%, those caring for children unpaid are far below the national rate at 15.4%.

14.1%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

15.4%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

41.0%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 41.0%

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.

No one in Black Snake has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.

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 Black Snake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30269/black-snake/topic/community