24.4% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hodgson Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hodgson Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines Hodgson Vale, where volunteering rates are far above the national average. Nearly a quarter of the community gives their time for free, while many more provide essential unpaid care for their families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 24.4% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid help is a regular part of life here, as 13.9% of people give care to others. This includes 34.5% who care for children unpaid and 26.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above national figures.
13.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 4.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Hodgson Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31345/hodgson-vale/topic/community