37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jollys Lookout · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jollys Lookout
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Jollys Lookout volunteer their time, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This strong spirit of service is seen across the board, with very high rates of unpaid care and a larger-than-usual number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is remarkably common here, with 37% of residents giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 51.9% of people care for children and 27.8% provide other unpaid care. This is far above the Queensland figures, and 27.8% of residents also spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
27.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 5.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Jollys Lookout [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31449/jollys-lookout/topic/community