12.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Magnolia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Magnolia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Magnolia has seen shifts in how people spend their spare time, with a strong focus on home duties. While fewer people volunteer than in most other areas, a high number of residents are dedicated to unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people in Magnolia volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 30.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. This contrasts with those caring for children unpaid, which at 20.4% is well below the Queensland figure of 26.5%.
13.3% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Magnolia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31732/magnolia/topic/community