17.1% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karana Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karana Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Karana Downs provide unpaid care and volunteer than in most similar areas. A standout 33.1% of residents look after children without pay, which is well above both state and national figures. This community is also more likely to have residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.1% of people caring for children and 27% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. General unpaid care is provided by 12.8% of residents, which is a little above the state average.
12.8% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Residents who have served in the Defence Force make up 6.2% of the population, a proportion that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31486/karana-downs/topic/community