22.9% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fig Tree Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Fig Tree Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Fig Tree Pocket contribute to their community than in most similar areas. This is seen in the high number of volunteers and those providing unpaid care for children. It is a place where residents are notably active in supporting others through both formal and informal roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 23% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the highest at this level, with 36.4% of people helping out, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher than average 25.7% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
12.3% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 here than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31037/fig-tree-pocket/topic/community