11.5% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gracemere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gracemere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define the community profile of Gracemere compared to most similar areas. While 34.8% of people provide unpaid care for children, volunteer rates are notably lower than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.8% of people providing this care—well above the 26.5% state average. Other unpaid work is more typical, as 21.3% do 15 or more hours of housework and 12.7% provide general unpaid care.
12.7% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Gracemere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31219/gracemere/topic/community