24.7% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Prospect
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Prospect volunteer, a figure that is far above the national rate. This high level of community spirit is reflected in a population that is much more likely to provide unpaid care and help at home than those in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.7% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a major feature of the area, as 37.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 24.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a result well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
12.1% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.9% of the population having a service history. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32369/prospect/topic/community