16.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ferny Glen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ferny Glen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Ferny Glen do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This suggests a strong focus on home and family duties within the area. While many residents contribute to the home, a smaller portion of the population is involved in unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.3% of people involved. However, the 19.5% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
Defence service is more common in Ferny Glen than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of people having served, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Ferny Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31031/ferny-glen/topic/community