18.0% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crows Nest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Crows Nest volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is paired with a strong history of military service, making it a highly active community in terms of service to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.0% of residents volunteer, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of participation is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—very few are caring for children. At 16.1%, the rate of unpaid childcare is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 7.0%, this is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30759/crows-nest/topic/community