31.5% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peranga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peranga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one third of people in Peranga volunteer, a figure far above the national rate. This community is highly active, with many residents dedicating their time to unpaid care, housework, and service to the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.5% of people volunteer here, which is far above the 14.1% figure seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Peranga, with 37% of people caring for children and 20.5% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above national levels. Additionally, 32.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
20.5% ▲ +175.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 32.9%
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 areas, with 9.3% of people having served, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
9.3%
Higher than 94% 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 Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/community