0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gungaloon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gungaloon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Gungaloon have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. This sparsely populated area shows a strong leaning toward unpaid care and service, while formal volunteering is almost non-existent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Gungaloon reported volunteering, which is far below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 0%, this area has a high rate of unpaid care. About 17.9% of people provide unpaid care, and 35.7% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are far above the national average.
17.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 35.7%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 29.2% of residents having served. This is far above the 3.9% for Queensland and 2.8% for the rest of Australia.
29.2%
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 Gungaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31271/gungaloon/topic/community