Pinevale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Pinevale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set Pinevale apart from the rest of the country. While 17.1% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is the heavy load of domestic work and caregiving felt by many residents.

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📍 Pinevale, Suburb / Locality

Where Pinevale sits — Volunteers

17.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pinevale — lower than 55% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Pinevale17.1%
4754, QLD 11.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 17.1% of people in Pinevale volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.

17.1%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Household work is very common here, with 37.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with other care roles, as 31.4% provide unpaid childcare and 14.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.

14.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

31.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 31.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

37.1%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 37.1%

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 Pinevale has served in the Defence Force, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.

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 Pinevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32327/pinevale/topic/community