14.9% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kogan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kogan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Kogan involves a modest level of community activity, with 14.9% of people volunteering. While this is lower than in many other areas, it is about the same as the state and national figures. The area also has a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 13.8%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.1% provide other unpaid care and 21.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.1% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Kogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31564/kogan/topic/community