17.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kincora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kincora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has evolved in Kincora, where a very high number of people now provide unpaid care. Nearly 29% of residents help others without pay, which is far above the national figure. This strong sense of service is also seen in the local volunteer rate.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people in Kincora volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.8% of people providing help to others, far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the proportion of people doing unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 19.2%.
28.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Service to the country is high in Kincora, as 8.2% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
8.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Kincora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31538/kincora/topic/community