52.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ceratodus · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of residents in Ceratodus volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency to handle unpaid care and housework at home.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 52.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
52.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 42.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside slightly higher rates of people providing unpaid care or looking after children.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ceratodus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30575/ceratodus/topic/community