11.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devereux Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Devereux Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Devereux Creek volunteer than in other parts of the state, with only 11.5% of the population giving their time to community groups. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures. While community involvement is lower, the area has a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, as only 11.5% of people volunteer. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is less common here than in most areas, at 21.6%, which is well below the national figure. However, 12.1% of people provide general unpaid care, and 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are slightly above state levels.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, the figure is about the same as the Queensland average and a little above the Australian rate of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Devereux Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30835/devereux-creek/topic/community