15.6% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gaythorne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gaythorne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 9.2% of people in Gaythorne have served in the Defence Force, which is one of the highest rates for areas of this size. While military service is a standout feature, other forms of community contribution are more modest. Most residents are not involved in unpaid care or volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than the rate seen in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other areas. Only 9.6% provide unpaid care, and the 17.2% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
9.6% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 9.2% of the population. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
9.2%
Higher than 94% 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 Gaythorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31107/gaythorne/topic/community