27.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Comoon Loop · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Comoon Loop
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 27.5% of people in Comoon Loop volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored by a strong presence of former service members. However, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.5% of residents giving their time, far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are much lower than in most areas.
7.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
Defence service is more common here than elsewhere, with 7.3% of residents having served, which is well above the 2.8% seen nationally.
7.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Comoon Loop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30659/comoon-loop/topic/community