9.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Johnstown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Johnstown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people provide unpaid care in Johnstown, though few participate in formal volunteering. While 27.3% of residents provide unpaid care, only 9.1% volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people in Johnstown volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here; 27.3% of people do so, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 39.4% of residents caring for children unpaid, a rate far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
27.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
No one in Johnstown has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Johnstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31448/johnstown/topic/community