32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Opalton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Opalton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in Opalton, where 32.1% of residents give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. It is a place where community contribution is common, though very few people are providing unpaid care or childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.1% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. This level of participation is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures by 18 percentage points.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here; no one reported providing unpaid care, and only 9.4% care for children unpaid. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also well below the average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.4% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Opalton than in most similar areas. At 5.8%, this is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Opalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32228/opalton/topic/community