20.2% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Japoonvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Japoonvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Japoonvale volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This suggests a community where people are very active in helping others and contributing their time. These strong ties are a key part of daily life in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—around 35.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the Australian average. Unpaid care for others involves 12.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Japoonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31430/japoonvale/topic/community