45.8% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hibernia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hibernia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 46% of people in Hibernia volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support others through unpaid care and family help.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 45.8% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 32 percentage points above both the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Hibernia, where 18.1% of people provide care and 37.5% look after children unpaid. Both figures are well above the state and national levels, while 22.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
18.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
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 Hibernia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31326/hibernia/topic/community