45.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carneys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carneys Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Carneys Creek volunteer their time, a figure that has remained remarkably high compared to the rest of the country. This community sees a huge amount of unpaid effort, with 45.9% of people volunteering and a high proportion of residents spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 45.9%, volunteering rates in Carneys Creek are among the highest for similar areas and sit far above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 39.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are much lower than most areas.
6.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 39.3%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which 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 Carneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30544/carneys-creek/topic/community