27.8% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eungella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eungella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Eungella volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a highly active community where residents contribute significantly through unpaid work and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of people helping out, a rate much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state, 17.2% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and 32.5% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
17.2% ▲ +68.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is more common here than in most areas, with 6.1% of the population having served, which is well above the Australian average 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 Eungella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30997/eungella/topic/community