35.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drillham South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drillham South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Drillham South volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community help. This strong spirit of service is seen in the high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force and those who take on unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.8% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here handle unpaid duties than in most areas, including 30.2% caring for children and 32.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. However, those providing general unpaid care sit at 11.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
Military service is notably common in this area, with 9.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30879/drillham-south/topic/community