14.5% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Joyner · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Joyner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Joyner provide unpaid childcare, making it a standout for family support. While volunteer rates are similar to the state average, the area has a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 35.5% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside 24.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, also well above the national average.
13.1% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of people having served, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Joyner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31455/joyner/topic/community