25.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kandanga Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kandanga Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26% of people in Kandanga Creek volunteer, which is a far higher rate than across Queensland and Australia. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across the state and nation.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.6% of people providing care and 30.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the 23.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the national figure.
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 Kandanga Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31480/kandanga-creek/topic/community