Pinkenba · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Pinkenba

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

Only 7.3% of people provide unpaid care in Pinkenba, a figure that is well below the national average. This highlights a community where levels of unpaid care and volunteering are generally much lower than in other similar areas.

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Where Pinkenba sits — Volunteers

11.3% ▼ -8.2%
  • 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 Pinkenba — lower than 83% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Pinkenba11.3%
4008, QLD 12.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 11.3% of people helping out, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.

11.3% ▼ -8.2%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.3%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid domestic work is very low in Pinkenba, with only 11.9% caring for children and 12.5% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are far below the national figures.

7.3% ▼ -34.4%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 7.3%

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

11.9% ▼ -23.8%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 11.9%

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

12.5% ▼ -40.9%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 12.5%

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.

About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Pinkenba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32330/pinkenba/topic/community