42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pickanjinnie · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 43% of people in Pickanjinnie volunteer their time, a rate far above the state and national figures. This community shows very high levels of unpaid support, both through formal volunteering and looking after family members.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.9% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 29 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures.
42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Pickanjinnie, where 28.6% of people provide care, far above the national figure of 11.9%. This high level of support is consistent with 33.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the state and national averages.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Pickanjinnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32308/pickanjinnie/topic/community