21.3% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flaxton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flaxton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Flaxton than in the rest of the country. Around 21.3% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of community work is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people volunteer here, a rate that is well above both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 16.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—the area has a very high rate of domestic work. People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are far more common here than in the rest of the state.
15.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.3% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 36.3%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Flaxton than in similar areas. With 6.6% of people having served, the rate is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Flaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31050/flaxton/topic/community