Frankfield · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Frankfield

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people in Frankfield get involved in unpaid work compared to most similar areas. While some residents provide a high level of care for others, very few have served in the Defence Force.

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📍 Frankfield, Suburb / Locality

Where Frankfield sits — Volunteers

14.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Frankfield — lower than 67% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Frankfield14.7%
4721, QLD 21.0%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is a figure about the same as the Queensland and national averages.

14.7%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47.6%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—well above the Queensland figure. However, only 17.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below the national average.

14.7%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 71.4%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

17.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 17.3%

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.

No one in Frankfield has served in the Defence Force, a rate well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Frankfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31080/frankfield/topic/community