21.0% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grange · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grange
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 37% of people in Grange provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a community with high levels of family support and active local involvement. Residents are also very active in the broader community, with many stepping up to volunteer.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 37.3% look after children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, slightly above the state average.
12.9% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.8% of the population having this experience.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31225/grange/topic/community