14.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Owens Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Owens Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A modest 14.8% of people in Owens Creek spend their spare time volunteering, reflecting a community where a small but steady group helps out locally. While a few residents have served in the military, others contribute through unpaid work and care in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of the community volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 10.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that the 21.5% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 3.4% of residents who served in the Defence Force is higher than in most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the Queensland average.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Owens Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32240/owens-creek/topic/community