8.7% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Redbank volunteer compared to other areas, though the community remains active in home life. While only 8.7% of residents give their time to volunteer work, child care is a common priority for many local households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Redbank are among the lowest for similar areas, at 8.7%. This is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 27.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (16.3%) and those providing general unpaid care (10%) are both much lower than the national figures.
10.0% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32403/redbank/topic/community