33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Esk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Esk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 33% gap in unpaid care separates Glen Esk from the state and national figures. This small community is exceptionally active in helping others, with a very high proportion of people volunteering and providing unpaid support. These figures highlight a strong culture of community contribution and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in three people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This rate is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 44.4% of residents providing support, far above the national figure of 11.9%. While those caring for children are well below the state average at 20%, a much higher 33.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
44.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average 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 Glen Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31146/glen-esk/topic/community