24.6% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Priestdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Priestdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Priestdale volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across several areas of unpaid work and service, including a strong presence of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both Queensland and Australia, where the typical rate is 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in the area, with 30.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to unpaid care, as 17.4% of people provide care for others and 28.3% care for children.
17.4% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 6.9% of people having served, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Priestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32364/priestdale/topic/community