19.2% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pittsworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pittsworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 19.2% of people in Pittsworth volunteer their time, far outstripping the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of giving defines the local community. Other forms of service and care here generally align with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents (19.2%) volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 11.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Slightly fewer people here care for children unpaid (24.2%) compared to the Queensland average of 26.5%.
11.4% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Defence service is common in the area, with 3.1% of people having served, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Pittsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32336/pittsworth/topic/community