32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gilla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Gilla volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than most areas. This level of engagement stands out across the region, with local residents giving back to their community far more often than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework takes up a lot of time here, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work—well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid childcare is also a little above the state average at 28.3%, though general unpaid care is a little below the national rate at 10.9%.
10.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
None of the residents in Gilla have served in the Defence Force, a rate that 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 Gilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31121/gilla/topic/community