55.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenaubyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenaubyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Glenaubyn than in almost any other similar area. Over half the population, 55.9%, give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 55.9% of people helping out, far exceeding both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 38.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—no one in the area reported providing unpaid care, which is far below the national rate of 11.9%. This is alongside a child-care rate of 23.5%, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 38.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure 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 Glenaubyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31152/glenaubyn/topic/community