42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Parknook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Parknook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care work than most similar areas define Parknook. Almost 43% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are far more common than across Queensland.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common in Parknook, with 42.9% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% seen in both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high here, as 47.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 38.1% care for children unpaid—both figures are far above the national average. However, the 9.5% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the national figure of 11.9%.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
47.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 47.6%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 7.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% in Queensland and the 2.8% national rate.
7.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Parknook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32276/parknook/topic/community