16.7% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glastonbury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glastonbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Glastonbury has remained steady, with 16.7% of residents volunteering. This is a little above the national figure, showing a consistent commitment to helping others within the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.7% of people giving their time, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Glastonbury, where 29.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home activity is consistent with 15.3% of residents providing unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas.
15.3% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
About 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Glastonbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31138/glastonbury/topic/community