14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pioneers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pioneers Rest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Pioneers Rest do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, which is far above the national figure. This high level of home-based work defines the local community's contribution, alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of the population volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a much higher rate of unpaid carers than most places, though the proportion of people caring for children is well below the state and national figures. This contrasts with the 39.7% who do heavy housework, which is far above the national figure.
15.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 39.7%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common here, with 8.9% of residents having served. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 93% 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 Pioneers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32334/pioneers-rest/topic/community