14.0% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Harlin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Harlin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of Harlin residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, which is far above the national figure. This high level of home-based work is a standout feature of the area's community activity, though other forms of volunteering and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid home duties are very common, with 32.2% doing significant housework and 29.2% caring for children, which is a little above the national figure. However, providing other types of unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, at 10.5%.
10.5% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
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.
No one in Harlin has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland figure and lower than most other areas.
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 Harlin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31297/harlin/topic/community