40.8% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emu Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Emu Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An incredible 40.8% of people in Emu Creek volunteer, a figure that is far above the state and national averages. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with residents spending much more time on unpaid work and care than most Australians.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.8% of people pitching in. This is 27 percentage points higher than the typical figure for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Emu Creek. Around 20.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, while 30.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
20.4% ▲ +113.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
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. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland 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 Emu Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30974/emu-creek/topic/community