31.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Obum Obum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Obum Obum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of volunteering defines daily life in Obum Obum, where 31.3% of people give their time to others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place where community involvement is much more common than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.3% of residents helping out. This is 17 percentage points higher than the figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.2% of people provide unpaid care—similar to the national figure—fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas. However, 27.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Queensland average of 20.7%.
12.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
The area has a higher proportion of veterans than most places, with 4.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Obum Obum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32217/obum-obum/topic/community