9.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rasmussen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rasmussen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 10.9% of people in Rasmussen have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are active in military service, they are far less likely to volunteer for other community causes compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.3% of people providing this care, slightly above the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 18.5%.
12.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
The proportion of residents who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for areas of this type, sitting at 10.9% and well above the 2.8% Australian average.
10.9%
Higher than 98% 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 Rasmussen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32393/rasmussen/topic/community