13.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hermit Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hermit Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A standout 6.3% of residents in Hermit Park have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. While military service is high, other forms of community work and unpaid care are generally lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere; only 10.3% of residents provide unpaid care, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are well below the national figure of 20.7%. Around 24.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the state average.
10.3% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
Military service is a key feature of the area, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Hermit Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31323/hermit-park/topic/community