18.7% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flagstone Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flagstone Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Flagstone Creek volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is reflected across the community, from high rates of housework to a strong presence of Defence veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.7% of residents helping out. This is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide some form of unpaid care, slightly above the state and national averages.
13.4% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 Flagstone Creek than in most areas. About 3.8% of residents have served, which is a little above the Australian average.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Flagstone Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31048/flagstone-creek/topic/community