13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Petford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Petford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Petford contribute to unpaid domestic work and childcare compared to most similar areas. While some residents provide care for others, the area has very low rates of unpaid housework and child-rearing. Only 13.6% of the community spends significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is a little above the state and national figures at 13.6%, though the area is among the lowest for those doing housework or caring for children unpaid.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
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.
No one in Petford has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Petford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32302/petford/topic/community