Kunwarara · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kunwarara

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A strong spirit of giving defines Kunwarara, where nearly 31% of residents volunteer. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering in the region.

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Where Kunwarara sits — Volunteers

30.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kunwarara — higher than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kunwarara30.9%
4702, QLD 14.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 30.9% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.

30.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 30.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework is a significant part of life here, with 27.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide some form of unpaid care, and 23.6% care for children unpaid, both of which are around the middle for similar areas.

12.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

23.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 27.3%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Kunwarara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31587/kunwarara/topic/community