28.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cassowary · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cassowary
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Cassowary contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. A striking 28.3% of residents volunteer, which is double the national figure. This spirit of service extends into the home and the military, with high rates of unpaid care and former defence personnel.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 15.2% of residents providing support. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%, and 29.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the state average.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 6.2% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Cassowary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30557/cassowary/topic/community