6.0% ▼ -62.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palen Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palen Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6% of people volunteer in Palen Creek, which is one of the lowest rates for this type of activity. This trend is seen across the community, where figures for unpaid care and housework are also well below the state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 6% of people helping out. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8% of people providing such support. This includes just 7.7% caring for children and 14% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below national levels.
8.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.7% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.2%. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the national rate of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Palen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32253/palen-creek/topic/community