14.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Flying Fish Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Flying Fish Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Flying Fish Point has remained steady over the last decade, with volunteering rates holding firm. While 14.2% of people volunteer, the area stands out for having a higher proportion of former Defence Force members than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of the state, at only 19.0%. However, 23.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
11.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of residents having served.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31057/flying-fish-point/topic/community