14.9% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Palmerston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low rates of unpaid care define the community participation profile of East Palmerston, where only 9.6% of people provide unpaid care. This is much lower than most similar areas, though volunteering levels remain typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is far below the national figure, with only 16.0% of residents doing so. However, 25.0% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
9.6% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Around 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 East Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30931/east-palmerston/topic/community