24.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palgrave · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palgrave
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Palgrave than in most similar areas. A striking 24% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement is mirrored in the home, where a much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 36% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12% provide other unpaid care, and 20% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average 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 Palgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32254/palgrave/topic/community