29.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Foreshores · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Foreshores
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer their time in Foreshores than in other parts of the country. Nearly 30% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.7% of people here are volunteers, a rate that is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 24.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This happens alongside a typical rate of people providing unpaid care for others at 11.9%.
11.9% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Foreshores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31060/foreshores/topic/community