30.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paluma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paluma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Paluma compared to most similar areas. About 30.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service extends to a strong history of military duty.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.7% of people giving their time. This is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 17.3% of people provide care and 28% do over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national average. However, the 16% who care for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 strong military connection is evident in Paluma, where 7.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Paluma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32267/paluma/topic/community