17.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Cairn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Cairn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people are providing unpaid care and support in Glen Cairn than in most other areas. This is seen in the 19.7% of residents who provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time, which is well above the Queensland average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 35% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This high level of home support is consistent with the 32.5% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a figure much higher than most areas.
19.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 more common in Glen Cairn than in most other areas, with 4.2% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Cairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31143/glen-cairn/topic/community