36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kyoomba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kyoomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in Kyoomba volunteer their time, a rate that has grown significantly since 2011. This high level of local involvement is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more frequent than in most areas. This includes 31% of people caring for children, 28.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, and 16.9% providing other unpaid care.
16.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Kyoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31600/kyoomba/topic/community