31.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drillham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drillham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Stronger levels of community support have become a hallmark of Drillham since 2011. Nearly a third of the population now volunteers, a figure that is far above the national average. This spirit of contribution is mirrored by a high number of residents who provide unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common than in most areas, with 34.1% of people caring for children and 32.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Meanwhile, 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.4% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the state average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Drillham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30878/drillham/topic/community