19.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gowrie Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gowrie Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 19% of people in Gowrie Mountain volunteer their time, a figure that has stayed strong since 2011. This local commitment to helping out is well above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. It is a place where community contribution and service are common features of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly 19.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national and state figures of 14.1%. This level of participation is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. While 22.9% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, the 22.3% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 much more common here than in most areas. About 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Gowrie Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31217/gowrie-mountain/topic/community