18.0% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emu Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Emu Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Emu Park get involved in their community and care for others than in most similar areas. Around 18% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service is seen in both unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Emu Park, where 14.7% of people provide care—well above the Queensland figure. While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 25.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national rate of 20.7%.
14.7% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. At 6.1%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30975/emu-park/topic/community