47.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Branch · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Branch
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 33 percentage point gap separates North Branch from the rest of the country in terms of volunteering. Almost half of the people here give their time to help others, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 47.1% of residents helping out, which is far above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Half of the population spends 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. In contrast, the 17.6% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most other areas and well below the Queensland rate 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).
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 North Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32169/north-branch/topic/community