0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Como · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Como
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost no one in Como volunteers, placing it among the lowest areas for community participation. However, many residents are heavily involved in home life, with a very high proportion of people managing unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Como reported volunteering, which is far below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home life is a major focus here; 31.6% of people provide unpaid childcare and 34.2% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being far above the national average. In contrast, only 10.5% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 34.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate well below the Queensland figure 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 Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30658/como/topic/community