41.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gigoomgan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gigoomgan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Gigoomgan and the rest of the country, where 41.3% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as one of the most active for volunteering in its class.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 41.3% of people pitching in. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 6.5% of people provide unpaid care and 8.7% care for children—both far below national levels—a high 39.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
6.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.7% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 39.1%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Gigoomgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31117/gigoomgan/topic/community