24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
No 6 Branch · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most other areas, with No 6 Branch seeing 24.2% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit stands out against both the state and national figures.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.2% of people volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a little more common here than the national average, with 28.8% of people providing care. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are less common than in most areas.
10.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% 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.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in No 6 Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32153/no-6-branch/topic/community