25.2% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Long Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Long Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Long Pocket now volunteer their time, a figure that stands far above the national average. This community is highly active in unpaid roles, from local volunteering to home and family care. These trends highlight a place where residents contribute significantly to their community and households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 11 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 16% providing unpaid care and 32.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national figures. Meanwhile, 25.2% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
16.0% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.8%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas, at 5% of residents.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Long Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31684/long-pocket/topic/community