10.2% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hendon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hendon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community of Hendon compared to the rest of the state. While only 10.2% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure, there is a very strong tradition of service with nearly 8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.2% of people helping out. This is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 16% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 24.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 23.5% who provide unpaid childcare is a little below the Australian average.
16.0% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Service to the country is common in Hendon, where 7.9% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Hendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31319/hendon/topic/community