16.9% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmwoods · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmwoods
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Palmwoods contribute to their community through unpaid work than in most similar areas. Around 16.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is also seen in the high number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.9% of people giving their time, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 27.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. This sits alongside 24% of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the 20.7% national average.
13.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of people having served. This is about the same as the 3.9% recorded for Queensland.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32265/palmwoods/topic/community