Lansdowne · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Lansdowne

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

A high rate of unpaid care and volunteering marks the current community life in Lansdowne. More than half the population provides unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community where residents are heavily invested in supporting their families and local area.

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📍 Lansdowne, Suburb / Locality

Where Lansdowne sits — Volunteers

22.7%
  • 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 Lansdowne — higher than 69% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Lansdowne22.7%
4478, QLD 26.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 22.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.

22.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Family support is a major focus, as 54.5% of people care for children unpaid—a figure far above the national 26.3%. This high level of family care is mirrored by 27.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though no one reported providing other types of unpaid care.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Lansdowne has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate 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 Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31637/lansdowne/topic/community