17.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hendra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hendra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Hendra spend their time supporting others, with 31.8% of people providing unpaid childcare. This level of family support is well above the national figure, marking it as a standout feature of daily life in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 11.7% of residents provide unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—the rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than in most other areas.
11.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Hendra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31320/hendra/topic/community