7.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gumlu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gumlu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Gumlu participate in unpaid community or care roles compared to similar areas. Only 7.5% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of low participation extends to most forms of unpaid care and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 7.5% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the Queensland average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 8.4% of residents provide unpaid care, and just 16.8% care for children unpaid, both of which are much lower than most areas. However, 25.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
8.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.8%
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 Gumlu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31268/gumlu/topic/community