10.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palm Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palm Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far lower rate of unpaid childcare than the state average marks the community profile of Palm Grove. While only 15.5% of people care for children without pay, a much higher proportion of residents spend significant time on housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.7% of people helping out. This is well below the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The amount of housework done here is far above the national figure, with 33.3% of people spending 15 hours or more a week on it. This stands in contrast to childcare, which is far below the state average at 15.5%.
11.9% ▲ +54.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Defence service is more common in Palm Grove than in most similar areas. Around 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.7%
Higher 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 Palm Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32259/palm-grove/topic/community