15.9% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redbank Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redbank Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people do heavy housework in Redbank Creek than in most other areas, with a striking 48.7% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This high level of home activity stands in contrast to other forms of community work, as the area has a much lower rate of unpaid care and childcare than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people here volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8% of people providing care and 15% caring for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.0% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.7% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 48.7%
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 common here, as 7.1% of people have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32404/redbank-creek/topic/community