8.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Corndale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Corndale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Corndale, where 20% of people provide this support. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, far exceeding the national figure of 11.9%. While many provide care, formal volunteering is quite low here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8% of people in Corndale volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates of volunteering for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 20% of people providing support and 26% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Interestingly, the 18% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 in most areas, with 5.5% of people having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Corndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30726/corndale/topic/community