29.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ranges Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ranges Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Ranges Bridge volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in daily life through strong rates of unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher than in most areas, with 29% of the population giving their time compared to just 14.1% across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 30.4% of people care for children and 27.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. However, the 11.6% who provide other unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ranges Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32389/ranges-bridge/topic/community