20.4% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Aplin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Aplin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people contribute to their community in Glen Aplin compared to similar areas. Around 20% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends to a high number of residents who provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.4% of people helping out, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life for many, as 28.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 14.4% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national average, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian rate at 22.6%.
14.4% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Glen Aplin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31141/glen-aplin/topic/community