Cape Hillsborough · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cape Hillsborough

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

Far fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in Cape Hillsborough compared to most similar areas. While community volunteering is very low, the area stands out for its high number of former service members.

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📍 Cape Hillsborough, Suburb / Locality

Where Cape Hillsborough sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 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 Cape Hillsborough — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cape Hillsborough0.0%
4740, QLD 12.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No one in the area reported volunteering, which is far below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; only 16.7% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national average of 26.3%.

11.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 11.1%

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

16.7%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 16.7%

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

19.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 19.4%

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.

A striking 16.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian averages.

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 Cape Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30528/cape-hillsborough/topic/community