16.9% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kobble Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kobble Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Kobble Creek contribute to their community through unpaid care and military service. Around 17% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This local spirit of contribution is seen across various roles, from childcare to defence.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Kobble Creek are around the middle for its level, with 16.9% of people helping out. This is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a common unpaid role here, with 27.9% of people caring for children, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those providing other forms of unpaid care stand at 11.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.7% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Kobble Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31563/kobble-creek/topic/community