19.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gheerulla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gheerulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Gheerulla volunteer their time, a rate well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of community involvement stands out as a defining feature of the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national and state figures. This puts Gheerulla around the middle for its level compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 6.1% of people provide unpaid care—much lower than most areas—around 28.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Those caring for children unpaid make up 23.4% of the population, a little below the Australian average.
6.1% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 4.8% of people having served. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Gheerulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31114/gheerulla/topic/community