30.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Groomsville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Groomsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31% of people in Groomsville volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.8% of residents giving their time, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Groomsville, as 24% provide care and 38.5% look after children, both of which are far above the national average. Additionally, 29.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
24.0% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 12.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
12.1%
Higher 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 Groomsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31256/groomsville/topic/community