15.7% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Idalia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Idalia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A very high number of people who have served in the Defence Force live in Idalia, reflecting the area's strong military ties. While 14.5% of residents are veterans, far exceeding the national figure, other forms of community involvement vary. This blend of service and family care shapes how residents spend their time outside of paid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this level of volunteering is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people care for children unpaid here than in most areas, with 30.0% doing so, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the state and national averages.
9.4% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 14.5%, which is among the highest across similar areas. This is far above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
14.5%
Higher 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 Idalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31380/idalia/topic/community