Glenmorgan · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Glenmorgan

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A striking 30.7% of people in Glenmorgan volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out in an area where unpaid care and housework are less common than in most other places.

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📍 Glenmorgan, Suburb / Locality

Where Glenmorgan sits — Volunteers

30.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenmorgan — higher than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Glenmorgan30.7%
4423, QLD 33.1%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 30.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.

30.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 30.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Fewer people perform unpaid work here than in most areas. Only 20.8% care for children unpaid and 16.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national figures.

10.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

20.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

16.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 16.8%

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 area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Glenmorgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31168/glenmorgan/topic/community