18.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Finch Hatton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Finch Hatton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Finch Hatton give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of daily life here, alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents are volunteers, a rate that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 9.9% of people provide unpaid care—a figure much lower than most areas—around 25.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.2% provide unpaid childcare, slightly below the figures for the state and nation.
9.9% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 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.
A much higher share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.5% of the population having this experience.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Finch Hatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31038/finch-hatton/topic/community