8.2% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kingston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Kingston than in other parts of the state, with only 8.2% of residents giving their time. This gap defines community participation in the area, where engagement in formal volunteering is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.2% of people in Kingston volunteer, a figure that is well below the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.2% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than in most areas at 16.3%.
12.2% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31548/kingston/topic/community