26.6% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 26.6% of people in Redwood volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a strong culture of giving back in the area. Residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 26.6%, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (21.8%) compared to the national figure, a very high 35.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Around 12.9% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.9% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 35.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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).
More for Redwood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Redwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32413/redwood/topic/community