31.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marshlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marshlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Marshlands volunteer than in most similar areas. Around 31.8% of residents give their time to community work, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement is a standout feature for the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is 18 points higher than both the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.2% of people providing care and 36.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national levels. However, the 13.6% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Marshlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31776/marshlands/topic/community