6.2% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Helens Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Helens Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Helens Hill has remained low, with only 6.2% of people volunteering. This level of participation is well below the Queensland and national figures. While few people volunteer, more residents are active in providing unpaid care and housework at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.2% of people in Helens Hill volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. About 25.8% care for children unpaid and 12.4% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
No one in Helens Hill reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that 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 Helens Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31314/helens-hill/topic/community