37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Grapetree · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Grapetree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in Grapetree volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This spirit of giving is a defining part of daily life here, where residents contribute far more to local causes than those in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 37.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of activity is among the highest seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid support is common here, with 24.3% of people providing care and 37.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national average. However, the 13.5% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
24.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 37.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Grapetree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31229/grapetree/topic/community