42.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eulo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eulo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 42.3% of people volunteer in Eulo, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of local involvement is paired with a strong tradition of military service and a high rate of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.3% 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.
While only 20.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—many others handle heavy workloads at home. About 29.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 19.2% provide unpaid care, both of which are much higher than most areas.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 more common here than in most places. The 8.0% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
8.0%
Higher than 91% 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 Eulo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30994/eulo/topic/community