14.1% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Northgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Northgate has remained steady over the last decade, with volunteering rates matching national figures. About 14.1% of residents give their time to help others. While this is lower than in many other areas, it is exactly in line with the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is performed by 14.1% of people in Northgate. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here at 26.4%, which is around the middle for its level. However, people providing other unpaid care or doing over 15 hours of housework are much less common than in most areas, with figures sitting a little below the national average.
9.7% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is around the middle for its level, sitting about the same as the Australian figure and a little below the state average.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Northgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32188/northgate/topic/community