37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunnewin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gunnewin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Gunnewin stands out for its exceptionally high levels of community involvement compared to similar areas. More than a third of the population volunteers, and a very high proportion of people provide unpaid childcare. This creates a strong pattern of local support and unpaid contribution across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.0% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is frequent, as 39.1% of people look after children without pay, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less common, with 21.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 10.9% providing other unpaid care.
10.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 rare in this area. No one reported serving 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 Gunnewin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31273/gunnewin/topic/community