21.5% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glen Niven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glen Niven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people contribute their time to others in Glen Niven compared to the state and national averages. This is seen in the high numbers of volunteers and those providing unpaid child care. Roughly 21.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia, and is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very high at 32.9%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 25.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 8.9% who provide other unpaid care is well below the national average of 11.9%.
8.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. At 7.4%, the proportion of people who served is well above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the national rate of 2.8%.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Niven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31148/glen-niven/topic/community