18.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hideaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hideaway Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents in Hideaway Bay step up to help others compared to the national average. While 18.4% of people volunteer, the area is also marked by a very high rate of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here; 30.7% do 15 or more hours of housework and 16% provide unpaid care, both well above the national average. Interestingly, the share of people caring for children is far below the state and national figures at 15.6%.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Hideaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31328/hideaway-bay/topic/community