11.5% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cordalba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cordalba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates and unique care patterns define Cordalba compared to similar areas. While only 11.5% of residents volunteer, a high proportion of people spend significant time on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work patterns vary widely in Cordalba; 28.9% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This stands in contrast to those caring for children unpaid, who make up 18.5% of the population—well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
13.0% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
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 community has a military history, with 4.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Cordalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30720/cordalba/topic/community