11.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ottaba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ottaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 46.5% of people in Ottaba do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is far above the national figure, marking it as one of the highest areas for this activity. While many contribute to their homes, other forms of community involvement and service show a varied pattern.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas. At 11.6%, the rate is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. However, people caring for children unpaid are far below the national average at 16.3%.
14.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 46.5%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in Ottaba, where 18.2% of people have served. This is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia, placing the area among the highest for veteran presence.
18.2%
Higher 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 Ottaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32238/ottaba/topic/community