10.2% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glenwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Glenwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community in Glenwood, where 16.2% of people provide these services. This exceeds both the state and national figures, though the area sees far fewer people volunteering than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people provide unpaid childcare compared to the national average, 27.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
16.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 5.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Glenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31176/glenwood/topic/community