28.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilbert River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gilbert River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Gilbert River than in most other areas, with 28.1% of residents giving their time. This strong community spirit is paired with a very high rate of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 28.1% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 34.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—those spending 15 or more hours on housework (15.6%) and providing general unpaid care (9.4%) are much lower than most areas.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate 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 Gilbert River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31118/gilbert-river/topic/community