8.4% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Churchable · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Churchable
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Churchable than in most similar areas. While only 8.4% of residents volunteer, a significant number of locals spend their time supporting family and managing homes. This suggests a community where daily life is focused heavily on private and family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.4% of people helping out. This is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 17.8% of residents providing support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 27.1% do a lot of unpaid housework—much higher than the 20.7% national average—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 20.0%.
17.8% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Churchable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30606/churchable/topic/community