15.6% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koumala · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koumala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of housework and childcare define community life in Koumala, where more people handle these tasks than in most similar areas. While 15.6% of residents volunteer, a striking 26.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, with 27.9% caring for children and 26.3% doing significant housework, a figure well above the national 20.7%. Conversely, the 10% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.0% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the state figure of 3.9%.
3.6%
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 Koumala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31574/koumala/topic/community