26.4% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reesville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Reesville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the population in Reesville volunteers, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher 32.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Unpaid care for others sits at 12.0%, about the same as the rest of the country.
12.0% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.0% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.6% of residents having done so. This is much higher than most similar areas.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Reesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32415/reesville/topic/community