28.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clumber · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clumber
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Clumber are volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid work and care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.8% of residents helping out, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 42.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with other care roles, as 13.7% provide unpaid care and 27.4% look after children unpaid.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 42.5%
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, a figure 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 Clumber [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30634/clumber/topic/community