14.3% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in O'Connell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in O'Connell provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most similar areas. This community shows a strong commitment to family and service, with a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most other areas but remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian totals.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.4% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 9.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.4% ▲ +183.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population, a rate higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32203/o-connell/topic/community