13.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Good Night · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Good Night
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 5.6% of residents in Good Night have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer here, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the country, with the rate sitting at 19.5%. However, 25.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
The 5.6% of people who have served in the Defence Force is a little above the rates for both Queensland and Australia.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Good Night [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31184/good-night/topic/community