21.1% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pinelands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pinelands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted over the years, and Pinelands now stands out for its high rates of unpaid work and community support. About 21.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Pinelands, with 21.1% of residents giving their time, a rate well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high here, with 36.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with a high number of people caring for children unpaid (31.6%) and 14.5% providing other unpaid care.
14.5% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 little above the national average of 2.8%, 5.6% of Pinelands residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Pinelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32326/pinelands/topic/community