11.3% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ringtail Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ringtail Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Ringtail Creek get involved in community activities than in most similar areas. Only 11.3% of residents volunteer, and the rate of unpaid childcare is well below the national figure. However, the area has a notably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Ringtail Creek are much lower than in most areas. At 11.3%, this is a little below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 19.2%. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are about the same as the state and national figures.
11.3% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.7%, this is a little above the 3.9% for Queensland and 2.8% for Australia.
5.7%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ringtail Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32430/ringtail-creek/topic/community