26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Old Talgai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Old Talgai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Old Talgai volunteer, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, contrasting with lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 15.4% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—the area has lower rates of unpaid childcare (23.1%) and housework (15.4%) than most other places.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
No one in Old Talgai has served in the Defence Force, which is 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 Old Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32222/old-talgai/topic/community