15.8% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cannon Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cannon Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Cannon Valley has shifted since 2011, with a particular focus on family support. A striking 33.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While few residents provide general unpaid care, many more are stepped up to support children in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people in Cannon Valley volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of unpaid childcare at 33.8%, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while those providing other unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas.
9.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Cannon Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30520/cannon-valley/topic/community