11.1% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hatton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hatton Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high 7.3% of people in Hatton Vale have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong history of service sits alongside a community where residents provide a great deal of unpaid care for children and others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.6% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national 26.3%. This is consistent with higher rates of other home duties, including 14.6% providing general unpaid care and 25% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.6% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
The local connection to the military is strong, with 7.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
7.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Hatton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31302/hatton-vale/topic/community