Langshaw · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Langshaw

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

Community involvement in Langshaw has remained steady, with nearly one in five residents volunteering their time. This level of participation is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Langshaw, Suburb / Locality

Where Langshaw sits — Volunteers

18.4% ▼ -14.2%
  • 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 Langshaw — higher than 52% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Langshaw18.4%
4570, QLD 15.7%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 18.4% of people in Langshaw volunteer, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than the state and national figures.

18.4% ▼ -14.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 18.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 9.2% of people provide unpaid care—a little below the national figure—nearly 30% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia. A little fewer people care for children unpaid here (24.1%) compared to the state average.

9.2% ▼ -42.1%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

24.1% ▲ +22.1%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 24.1%

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

29.8% ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.0%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 29.8%

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.

No one in Langshaw has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Langshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31635/langshaw/topic/community