Punchs Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Punchs Creek

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

A very high percentage of residents in Punchs Creek handle child care and housework at home, though few engage in formal volunteering. While 36.7% provide unpaid child care, virtually no one in the area is recorded as a volunteer.

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📍 Punchs Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Punchs Creek sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 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 Punchs Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Punchs Creek0.0%
4357, QLD 17.9%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Not a single person in the area is listed as a volunteer. This 0.0% rate is far below the national and state figures of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Daily home life is busy for many, with 30.0% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. This aligns with the high rate of unpaid child care, which at 36.7% is far above the Queensland average of 26.5%, though 0.0% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

36.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48.3%
  • 2021: 36.7%

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

30.0%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 30.0%

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 rare here, with 0.0% of the population having served. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the 2.8% figure for Australia.

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 Punchs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32372/punchs-creek/topic/community