26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hookswood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hookswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Hookswood volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of daily life in the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 19.2%. Unpaid care for others is 11.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 5.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Hookswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31355/hookswood/topic/community