15.3% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmyra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Palmyra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for unpaid work, Palmyra is a place where residents spend significant time caring for others. Around 30.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher figure than seen across Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of people here manage unpaid work, with 26.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is consistent with the 12.9% who provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Only 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32266/palmyra/topic/community