17.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caffey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caffey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Caffey spend their spare time helping others compared to most of the country. While 17.5% of residents volunteer, half the population puts in at least 15 hours a week of unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 22.5% of residents provide care and 50% do significant housework, both figures being far above the national average. This contrasts with the proportion of people caring for children, which at 15% is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the 3.9% for Queensland.
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 Caffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30475/caffey/topic/community