42.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawkwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hawkwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 42.3% of people in Hawkwood volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and help out in their neighbourhoods than people in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.3% of people giving their time. This is 28 points higher than the Queensland and Australian averages, placing Hawkwood among the highest areas for volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 23.1% of residents provide care—far above the 11.9% national figure. This is seen in the 34.6% who care for children and the 26.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national averages.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average 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 Hawkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31304/hawkwood/topic/community